xoè
Definitions
- Verb:
- To spread out, to open out: To cause something to extend or unfold from a closed or compact state, creating a wider surface area.
- To fan out: To arrange or be arranged in a widening, often circular pattern.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy xoè bàn tay ra để đón nhận. (She spread her hand open to receive it.)
- Chim công xoè đuôi rất đẹp. (The peacock fans its tail beautifully.)
- Anh ta xoè chiếc quạt giấy. (He opened the paper fan.)
Advanced Usage
"xoè ra": to spread out, to unfold.
- Tấm bản đồ được xoè ra trên bàn. (The map was spread out on the table.)
"xoè cánh": to spread wings (often used literally for birds or figuratively).
- Đại bàng xoè cánh rộng trước khi bay. (The eagle spreads its wings wide before flying.)
Variants and Related Words
Xoè xoè (reduplicative verb): Describes a repeated or gentle spreading/fanning motion.
- Chiếc váy xoè xoè theo điệu nhạc. (The skirt flared out gently to the music.)
Xoè tay (verb phrase): Literally "to spread the hand"; often used in the context of showing that one has nothing to hide or is empty-handed.
- Hắn xoè tay ra, chẳng có gì trong đó cả. (He spread his hands open; there was nothing in them.)
Synonyms
- Mở ra: to open out.
- Trải ra: to spread out, to lay out.
Related Idioms
- "Xoè nanh xoè vuốt": Literally "to bare fangs and claws"; to show one's fierce, aggressive, or threatening nature.
- Đừng tưởng tôi hiền, tôi cũng biết xoè nanh xoè vuốt đấy. (Don't think I'm meek; I know how to bare my fangs and claws too.)
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