phà
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Definition
- Noun:
- Ferry; ferryboat: A flat-bottomed, rectangular vessel used to transport people, vehicles, and goods across a river or other short stretch of water.
- Verb:
- To exhale forcefully; to puff; to breathe out heavily: To expel air from the mouth in a strong, audible stream.
- To reek; to smell strongly (of something): Used to describe breath or air that strongly carries an odor, especially an unpleasant one.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Chúng tôi đang đợi xe tải lên phà. (We are waiting for the truck to board the ferry.)
- Bến phà nằm ở phía nam thành phố. (The ferry terminal is located south of the city.)
- Verb:
- Ông ấy phà một làn khói thuốc lá dày. (He puffed out a thick cloud of cigarette smoke.)
- Anh ta phà hơi sặc mùi rượu. (His breath reeked of alcohol.)
Advanced Usage
- The verb "phà" often implies a lack of restraint or a coarse manner when exhaling, such as when tired, irritated, or after drinking.
- In literature, "phà" can be used to describe the forceful emission of steam or smoke from machinery or natural phenomena.
Variants and Related Words
- Bến phà (n): Ferry terminal; ferry dock.
- Xe dài cả cây số chờ ở bến phà. (Vehicles were lined up for a kilometer waiting at the ferry dock.)
- Phà phà (adv): Describes the action of puffing or exhaling heavily and continuously.
- Anh ấy vừa chạy đến, thở phà phà. (He just ran here, puffing and panting.)
Synonyms
- Noun: Ferryboat, ferry.
- Verb (to exhale): To puff, to blow out, to exhale forcefully.
- Verb (to smell): To reek, to stink (of something).
Related Idioms
- Phà hơi đồng: To speak in a boastful, arrogant, or uncouth manner (literally: to exhale the air/breath of a peasant). This idiom criticizes someone for being coarse or unrefined.
- Đừng có phà hơi đồng ra mà nói chuyện ở đây. (Don't speak here in such a coarse and arrogant manner.)
verb
- to reek, to breathe, to erhale
- phà hơi sặc mùi rượuto reek of alcohol