vùi
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Definition
- Verb:
- To bury, to cover by digging or placing into loose material: The primary meaning of "vùi" is to put something into the earth, sand, ash, or any loose, granular substance and then cover it up completely.
- To immerse, to submerge (figuratively): "Vùi" can be used metaphorically to describe the act of deeply burying or suppressing something abstract, such as feelings or memories.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Người nông dân vùi hạt giống xuống đất. (The farmer buried the seed in the ground.)
- Cô ấy vùi nỗi buồn sâu trong tim. (She buried her sorrow deep in her heart.)
- Chúng tôi vùi củ khoai vào tro nóng để nướng. (We covered the sweet potato in hot ash to bake it.)
Advanced Usage
"vùi đầu vào...": to bury one's head in... (to be deeply engrossed in an activity, often work or study).
- Anh ấy vùi đầu vào sách vở để chuẩn bị cho kỳ thi. (He buried his head in his books to prepare for the exam.)
"bị vùi lấp": to be buried, to be covered over (often used literally for objects or figuratively for talents, facts).
- Căn nhà nhỏ bị vùi lấp dưới lớp tuyết dày. (The small house was buried under a thick layer of snow.)
"nằm vùi": to lie buried; to stay in a state of prolonged rest, sleep, or inactivity (as an adjective following the verb).
- Sau chuyến đi dài, anh ấy nằm vùi cả ngày trên giường. (After the long trip, he lay buried in bed all day.)
Variants and Related Words
Sự vùi lấp (n): the act of burying or covering; a state of being buried.
- Sự vùi lấp của thành phố cổ sau trận núi lửa. (The burial of the ancient city after the volcanic eruption.)
Chôn vùi (v): to bury (often with a stronger emotional connotation, combining "chôn" - to inter - and "vùi").
- Cơn bão đã chôn vùi nhiều ngôi làng. (The storm buried many villages.)
Synonyms
- Chôn (v): to bury, to inter (specifically in a grave).
- Lấp (v): to fill in, to cover over (like with earth).
- Giấu kín (v): to hide, to conceal.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Vùi vào: to bury into, to sink into.
- Nó vùi mặt vào gối mà khóc. (He buried his face into the pillow and cried.)
Related Idioms
Vùi dập: to crush, to trample down (figuratively, meaning to oppress or treat harshly).
- Không nên vùi dập tinh thần của trẻ nhỏ. (One should not crush a child's spirit.)
Vùi trong quên lãng: to consign to oblivion, to bury in forgetfulness.
- Tên tuổi của ông đã bị vùi trong quên lãng. (His name has been consigned to oblivion.)