Definition

1. Verb:

   • To be flung, to be thrown, to fly off: To suddenly and forcefully move away from a point of origin through the air, often due to an impact or sudden release of energy.
   • To blurt out, to spit out (words): To utter words, especially rude, vulgar, or angry ones, suddenly and forcefully as if throwing them.
   • (Vulgar, colloquial) To do immediately, to get it over with: Used as an intensifier to urge immediate action.

2. Noun:

   • A stick/batten: A strip of bamboo or wood with nails at both ends, used to stretch fabric on a traditional weaving loom.
   • A prop, a strut: A bar wedged between support frames in a mine shaft to prevent collapse.

Usage Examples

• Verb (To be flung):

  • Chiếc vỏ chai bị đập vỡ, những mảnh thủy tinh văng ra khắp nơi. (The bottle was smashed, and pieces of glass flew everywhere.)
  • Quả bóng đập mạnh vào tường rồi văng ra xa. (The ball hit the wall hard and ricocheted far away.)

• Verb (To blurt out):

  • Anh ta tức giận và văng ra một tràng chửi thề. (He was angry and blurted out a stream of curses.)
  • Đừng văng tục ở nơi công cộng. (Don't spew vulgarities in public.)

• Verb (Vulgar, urging action):

  • Bài tập khó quá, làm văng đi cho xong! (This homework is too hard, just get it done already!)

• Noun (Weaving tool):

  • Người thợ dệt dùng văng để căng mặt vải trên khung cửi. (The weaver uses a batten to stretch the fabric on the loom.)

Advanced Usage

• "văng mạng" (vulgar, colloquial): Used for extreme emphasis, meaning to do something recklessly, intensely, or immediately.

  • Nó học bài văng mạng để chuẩn bị cho kỳ thi. (He studied like crazy to prepare for the exam.)

• "văng ra": A common combination emphasizing the outward motion of flying off or being uttered.

  • Tia lửa văng ra từ đống lửa. (Sparks flew out from the fire.)

Variants and Related Words

• Văng vẳng (onomatopoeic/adverb): Describes a faint, echoing sound heard from a distance.

  • Tiếng hát văng vẳng từ ngôi làng bên kia đồi. (The singing faintly echoed from the village over the hill.)

• Văng vê (verb, colloquial): To handle or fiddle with something carelessly or to waste time.

  • Nó ngồi văng vê cái bút cả buổi mà không viết được chữ nào. (He sat fiddling with the pen all afternoon without writing a single word.)

Synonyms

• Bắn ra, bật ra: To shoot out, to pop out (for objects).
• Ném ra, phun ra: To throw out, to spit out (for words).
• Làm ngay, làm phắt: To do immediately.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Văng đi: Often used in the imperative to mean "Do it now!" or "Get rid of it!"
  • Đồ hư này vô dụng rồi, vứt văng đi! (This broken thing is useless now, throw it away!)

Related Idioms

• Văng như tên bắn: To move or leave very quickly, like a shot arrow.

  • Nghe tiếng mẹ gọi, nó chạy về nhà văng như tên bắn. (Hearing his mother call, he ran home like a shot.)

• Miệng nhà quan có gang có thép (often leads to "văng" words): A proverb implying that the words of powerful people carry weight and are "flung" with force, often related to the concept of uttering impactful or harsh words.

verb

1. to cast, to throw to spit out