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Definition
- Verb:
- To ooze, to seep, to exude: To flow out slowly and steadily, often in small quantities or drops, from a surface or opening. This is the primary meaning, describing the slow emergence of liquids like sap, blood, or tears.
- To overflow, to be in great abundance: (Colloquial) To exist in a very large quantity, to the point of being more than enough or overflowing. This meaning is often used in informal contexts.
Usage Examples
Verb (To ooze, seep):
- Vết thương ứa máu. (The wound oozed blood.)
- Nước mắt ứa ra trong đôi mắt cô ấy. (Tears welled up in her eyes.)
- Nhựa cây ứa ra từ vết cắt. (Sap oozed from the cut.)
Verb (To overflow, be abundant):
- Vụ mùa năm nay tốt, thóc ứa ra. (This year's harvest is good, rice is overflowing.)
- Của cải trong nhà họ thừa ứa. (Wealth in their house is in great abundance.)
Advanced Usage
"Ứa gan": (Idiomatic) To feel intense anger or resentment boiling inside, as if one's liver is seething.
- Nghe tin đó, tôi ứa gan. (Hearing that news, I was seething with anger.)
"Ứa nước mắt": To have tears well up in one's eyes, often due to strong emotion.
- Cảm động quá, cô ấy ứa nước mắt. (She was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes.)
Variants and Related Words
Tràn ứa: (Verb phrase) To overflow, to be brimming over. Combines "ứa" with "tràn" (to overflow) for emphasis.
- Cảm xúc tràn ứa trong lòng. (Emotions overflowed in his/her heart.)
Thừa ứa: (Adjective/Adverb phrase) In great excess, more than enough.
- Lương thực dự trữ thừa ứa. (The food reserves are in great excess.)
Synonyms
- Rỉ ra: To leak, to seep (similar to the first meaning of slow liquid flow).
- Chảy ra: To flow out (a more general term for liquid movement).
- Dư thừa: To be surplus, excessive (similar to the second meaning of abundance).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Ứa ra: The most common phrase, meaning "to ooze out" or "to overflow from."
- Mồ hôi ứa ra trên trán. (Sweat beaded on his forehead.)
Related Idioms
- Cười ứa nước mắt: To laugh until tears come to one's eyes; to laugh heartily.
- Câu chuyện hài khiến mọi người cười ứa nước mắt. (The funny story made everyone laugh until tears came to their eyes.)