xa hoa

Thân thiện

Một người phụ nữ mặc chiếc váy xa hoa trong một buổi dạ tiệc.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Luxurious, lavish: "xa hoa" describes something characterized by great expense, extravagance, and opulence, often to show off wealth.
   • Sumptuous, extravagant: It refers to a lifestyle, object, or event that involves spending large amounts of money on non-essential, high-quality, and often ostentatious things.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cuộc sống xa hoa của giới thượng lưu. (The luxurious lifestyle of the upper class.)
  • Cô ấy thích những bữa tiệc xa hoa. (She likes lavish parties.)
  • Lễ cưới được tổ chức một cách xa hoa. (The wedding was organized in an extravagant manner.)

Advanced Usage

• "sống xa hoa": to live a luxurious/lavish life.

  • Anh ta đã quen với việc sống xa hoa từ nhỏ. (He has been accustomed to living lavishly since childhood.)

• "xa hoa lãng phí": extravagant and wasteful.

  • Chính phủ cảnh báo về lối sống xa hoa lãng phí. (The government warned about an extravagant and wasteful lifestyle.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xa xỉ (adj): Luxurious, extravagant. (A very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "xa hoa").

  • Chiếc xe đó quá xa xỉ. (That car is too luxurious.)

• Xa hoa phù phiếm (phrase): Vain and extravagant; luxury and vanity.

  • Anh ta chạy theo những thú vui xa hoa phù phiếm. (He pursues vain and extravagant pleasures.)

Synonyms

• Lộng lẫy: Splendid, magnificent (often for appearance).
• Hoang phí: Wasteful, profligate (emphasizes the wastefulness aspect).
• Sang trọng: Classy, elegant (can be luxurious but not necessarily ostentatious or wasteful).

Related Phrases

• Đua đòi xa hoa: To compete in/show off one's luxury; to keep up with the Joneses in terms of extravagance.
  • Cô ấy không thích thói đua đòi xa hoa. (She doesn't like the habit of competing in extravagance.)

Related Idioms

• "Tiền rừng bạc bể, sống xa hoa": Having mountains of money and a sea of silver, living in luxury. (Describes someone with immense wealth who lives lavishly.)
  • Gia đình ấy tiền rừng bạc bể, sống xa hoa chẳng thiếu thứ gì. (That family has immense wealth, living in luxury and lacking nothing.)

Học thuật

adj

1. luxurious, lavish