xoi lọng
Definition
- Verb (archaic):
- To search thoroughly or to rummage: The term "xoi lọng" refers to the act of searching, examining, or probing into something in a detailed and often intrusive manner. It implies a deep, investigative search, similar to digging or sifting through contents.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cảnh sát xoi lọng mọi ngóc ngách để tìm manh mối. (The police searched every nook and cranny for clues.)
- Đừng xoi lọng quá khứ của người khác. (Do not rummage through someone else's past.)
Advanced Usage
- This verb is considered archaic and is rarely used in modern, everyday Vietnamese. It may appear in literary, historical, or formal investigative contexts to convey a sense of thorough, perhaps even prying, examination.
Variants and Related Words
- Xoi mói (v): to pry, to nose into. This is a more common modern synonym.
- Anh ta thích xoi mói chuyện riêng tư. (He likes to pry into private matters.)
Synonyms
- To search: to look carefully to find something.
- To rummage: to search untidily through something.
- To probe: to investigate or examine thoroughly.
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