Definition

1. Verb:
   • To foam: To produce or form a mass of small bubbles, typically on the surface of a liquid.
   • To bubble up: To rise to the surface in the form of bubbles or froth.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nước xà phòng đang xủi bọt. (The soapy water is foaming.)
  • Khi mở chai nước ngọt, nó xủi bọt mạnh. (When you open the soda bottle, it foams vigorously.)
  • Bia tươi xủi bọt trắng trong ly. (The fresh beer foamed with white bubbles in the glass.)

Advanced Usage

• "xủi bọt" (figurative): Can describe a lively, effervescent, or bubbly atmosphere or personality.
  • Buổi tiệc xủi bọt với tiếng cười nói. (The party was bubbling with laughter and chatter.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sủi bọt (v): An alternate, more common spelling with the same meaning: to foam, to bubble.

  • Nước khoáng sủi bọt. (The mineral water is bubbling.)

• Sủi (v): To bubble up, to effervesce (often used for carbonated drinks).

  • Nước ngọt còn sủi. (The soft drink is still fizzing.)

Synonyms

• Foam: To form or produce foam.
• Bubble: To form bubbles.
• Froth: To agitate liquid into a froth.
• Effervesce: To give off bubbles of gas.

Related Idioms

• Xủi bọt mũi: (Literally: to foam at the nose) A humorous or descriptive phrase for someone who is very excited, angry, or working extremely hard.
  • Làm việc đến xủi bọt mũi. (To work until one is foaming at the nose / To work oneself into a frenzy.)

verb

1. foam