xổ
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Definition
- 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.)