rịn

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rịn ()

  1. (of liquids, now chiefly in certain expressions) to ooze
    trán rịn mồ hôia sweaty forehead
    • 1944, Hồ Biểu Chánh, chapter 3, in Hai Thà cưới vợ:
      Ở xóm mình, nhờ có mấy đám ruộng biền đó, dầu mùa nắng nước sông cũng rịn , ướt-át luôn luôn, bởi vậy nhái ở được mà sanh-sản ra nhiều.
      In our village, as some of the fields are next to wetland, even in the dry season, water from the river can penetrate to keep it [the fields] ever-flooded, creating a suitable habitat for frogs to procreate.