Definition

1. Verb:
   • To rush out/into; to lunge; to charge: To move forward suddenly and with force, often from a confined space or position.
   • To unleash; to let loose: To release something that was bound, coiled, or held back, such as hair, a rope, or animals.
   • To purge; to take a laxative: To induce evacuation of the bowels, often by taking medicine.
   • (Vulgar, slang) To spout; to spew: To utter or emit something rapidly and voluminously, often words or gunfire.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Con chó xổ ra từ trong sân. (The dog rushed out from the yard.)
  • Cô ấy xổ tóc dài ra. (She let her long hair loose.)
  • Bác sĩ kê đơn thuốc để xổ. (The doctor prescribed medicine to purge.)
  • Nó xổ một tràng lời chửi bậy. (He spewed a stream of swear words.)

Advanced Usage

• "xổ số": lottery (literally "to draw lots"). This is a fixed compound noun.

  • Ông ấy mua vé xổ số mỗi tuần. (He buys a lottery ticket every week.)

• "xổ lồng": (of a bird) to escape from a cage; figuratively, to be set free.

  • Chim sổ lồng bay vút lên trời. (The bird, escaped from its cage, soared into the sky.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sổ (v, n): This is the standard, more formal spelling for many meanings of "xổ," such as "to record in a book" (sổ sách) or "to become loose/untied." "Xổ" is often a colloquial or specific variant.
• Tháo xổ (v): to untie and let loose completely.
  • Tháo xổ sợi dây. (Untie and let loose the rope.)

Synonyms

• Rush/Charge: to dash, to lunge.
• Release: to unleash, to uncoil.
• Purge: to cleanse (the bowels).
• Spew: to spout, to eject.

Related Idioms

• Xổ nho: (literally "to spout scholarly words") To show off one's knowledge, often by using fancy or foreign words pretentiously.

  • Anh ta thích xổ nho trước mặt mọi người. (He likes to show off his learning in front of people.)

• Nhảy xổ vào: to pounce on.

  • Con mèo nhảy xổ vào con chuột. (The cat pounced on the mouse.)

verb

1. to rush into