xỉ
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Definition
Noun:
- Slag, cinder: A solid, porous waste material left over from metal smelting or furnace operations, such as in a blast furnace.
- Clinker, ash residue: The residual ash and fused material from burning coal or other fuels.
Verb (colloquial):
- To blow (one's nose): To clear mucus from the nose by forcing air through it.
- To point (at someone): To indicate or accuse someone by pointing a finger at them, often angrily or contemptuously.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Công nhân đang xử lý đống xỉ từ lò luyện thép. (Workers are handling the pile of slag from the steel furnace.)
- Xỉ than được dùng để làm vật liệu xây dựng. (Coal cinder is used as a construction material.)
Verb:
- Đứa trẻ học cách xỉ mũi. (The child is learning how to blow his nose.)
- Bà ta xỉ thẳng vào mặt tôi mà quát mắng. (She pointed directly at my face and yelled.)
Advanced Usage
- "xỉ vào mặt": To point a finger in someone's face (as an act of accusation or insult).
- Anh ta không nên xỉ vào mặt đồng nghiệp trong cuộc họp. (He shouldn't point his finger in his colleague's face during the meeting.)
Variants and Related Words
Xỉ than (n): Coal slag, cinder.
- Xỉ than thường có màu xám. (Coal cinder is usually gray.)
Xỉ mũi (v): To blow one's nose.
- Hãy xỉ mũi trước khi đi ngủ. (Blow your nose before going to sleep.)
Synonyms
- Slag: Scoria, dross (for the noun).
- Blow: To clear the nose (for the verb).
- Point: To indicate with a finger (for the verb).
Related Idioms
- Xỉ vả: To insult and berate someone harshly (often involving pointing and shouting).
- Ông chủ xỉ vả nhân viên vì một lỗi nhỏ. (The boss berated the employee harshly for a small mistake.)