Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Sudden and violent: Describes an event, especially an illness or change, that occurs abruptly and with great intensity.
   • Rapid and unexpected: Refers to something that develops or appears very quickly and without warning.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy qua đời vì một cơn bệnh bạo phát. (He passed away due to a sudden and violent illness.)
  • Sự thay đổi bạo phát trong chính sách khiến mọi người bối rối. (The rapid and unexpected change in policy left everyone confused.)
  • Cơn mưa bạo phát làm ngập đường phố chỉ trong vài phút. (The sudden downpour flooded the streets in just a few minutes.)

Advanced Usage

• "bạo phát bạo tàn": A proverb meaning "quickly gained, quickly lost" or "easy come, easy go," often referring to wealth or success that appears suddenly and disappears just as fast.
  • Công ty của họ phá sản chỉ sau một năm, đúng là bạo phát bạo tàn. (Their company went bankrupt after just one year, truly a case of easy come, easy go.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bạo (adj/adv): A root meaning violent, fierce, or sudden. It often forms compound words indicating intensity.
  • bạo bệnh (n): a sudden and severe illness.
  • bạo động (n): uprising, riot (a violent event).
• Phát (v): to develop, to arise, to break out. It indicates the beginning or emergence of something.

Synonyms

• Đột ngột (adj): sudden, abrupt.
• Dữ dội (adj): fierce, violent, intense.
• Bộc phát (v/adj): to erupt, to break out suddenly (often used for emotions, conflicts, or diseases).

Notes on Different Meanings

• While the reference context mentions "sudden wealth," this is a less common, specific application of the core meaning (sudden and rapid emergence). The primary and most frequent usage in modern Vietnamese describes the sudden and severe onset of events, particularly illnesses.
• The concept of "sudden wealth" is better captured by the idiom "bạo phát bạo tàn" or the phrase "phát tài đột ngột."

1. Sudden wealth