phai

Thân thiện

Màu áo đỏ của em đã phai sau nhiều lần giặt.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To fade: To gradually lose the original intensity or brightness of a color.
   • To lose fragrance: To gradually diminish in scent or aroma.
   • To fade (figurative): To diminish in intensity, vividness, or strength, often referring to emotions or memories.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Màu áo đã phai sau nhiều lần giặt. (The shirt's color has faded after many washes.)
  • Hương hoa đã phai. (The flower's fragrance has faded.)
  • Ký ức đẹp ấy không bao giờ phai trong lòng tôi. (That beautiful memory never fades in my heart.)

Advanced Usage

• "phai nhạt": to fade and become pale or faint.

  • Bức tranh cũ đã phai nhạt theo năm tháng. (The old painting has faded and become pale over the years.)

• "tình phai": (love) to fade, to cool off.

  • Theo thời gian, tình cảm có thể dần phai. (Over time, feelings can gradually fade.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phai màu (verb phrase): to fade in color, to discolor.

  • Vải chất lượng tốt sẽ khó bị phai màu. (Good quality fabric is less likely to fade.)

• Phai hương (verb phrase): to lose its scent.

  • Trà ngon cũng sẽ phai hương nếu không bảo quản đúng cách. (Even good tea will lose its scent if not stored properly.)

Synonyms

• Fade: to lose brightness or color.
• Diminish: to become less intense.
• Discolor: to change or lose color.
• Wane: to decrease in vigor or intensity.

Related Idioms

• Phai như bông vải: (fades like cotton) - fades very easily or quickly.

  • Chiếc áo rẻ tiền này phai như bông vải. (This cheap shirt fades very easily.)

• Tình phai ý nhạt: (love fades, affection becomes pale) - describes feelings that have completely cooled off or diminished.

  • Họ chia tay vì mối quan hệ đã tình phai ý nhạt. (They broke up because their relationship had grown cold and distant.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to fade
   • vải này không bao giờ phai màu
     this material will never fade to lose fragrance
   • hương phai
     the scent has lost its fragrance