địa
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Definition
- Verb (colloquial):
- To glance (at): To look quickly or briefly at something or someone.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nó địa qua một cái rồi quay đi. (He glanced at it once and then turned away.)
- Cô ấy địa sang phía cửa khi nghe có tiếng động. (She glanced toward the door when she heard a noise.)
Advanced Usage
- This usage is informal and somewhat dated. It is typically used in specific, brief actions of looking and is often followed by a directional word like (over), (over to), or (toward).
Variants and Related Words
- Liếc (v): to glance, to peek. This is a more common and contemporary synonym.
- Anh ta liếc nhìn đồng hồ. (He glanced at the watch.)
Synonyms
- Glance: to take a brief or hurried look.
- Peek: to look quickly, typically in a secretive manner.
Notes on Other Meanings
The word "địa" has other, more common meanings in Vietnamese that are unrelated to the verb "to glance." These are primarily nouns and are abbreviations of longer words: - Noun (abbreviation of địa lý): Geography. - Học địa. (Study geography.) - Noun (abbreviation of thổ địa): Earth god, local deity. - Miếu thờ ông địa. (A shrine worshipping the earth god.) - Verb (vulgar, in fixed phrases): To scold or yell angrily. - Chửi địa. (To swear/berate loudly and angrily.)
The colloquial verb meaning "to glance" is a distinct and separate usage from these noun forms.