bạt hồn
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Extremely frightened, terrified, scared out of one's wits: Describes a state of intense fear or terror that overwhelms a person, often causing them to lose composure or the ability to think clearly. It implies a fear so profound it feels as if one's soul or spirit has been driven away.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Nghe tiếng nổ lớn, nó bạt hồn bỏ chạy. (Hearing the loud explosion, he was terrified and ran away.)
- Câu chuyện ma khiến đứa trẻ bạt hồn, không dám ngủ một mình. (The ghost story left the child scared out of his wits, not daring to sleep alone.)
- Cảnh tượng tai nạn khiến người chứng kiến bạt hồn. (The sight of the accident terrified the witnesses.)
Advanced Usage
- "làm bạt hồn": to terrify, to frighten someone severely.
- Âm thanh kỳ lạ trong đêm làm bạt hồn cả gia đình. (The strange sound in the night terrified the whole family.)
- Used to emphasize an extreme emotional reaction of fear, stronger than simply "sợ" (afraid). It often describes a sudden, shocking fright.
Variants and Related Words
- Bạt vía (adj): A near-identical synonym, also meaning extremely frightened or terrified. The terms are often used interchangeably.
- Tin đồn ấy làm dân làng bạt vía. (That rumor terrified the villagers.)
- Kinh hồn (adj): Frightened out of one's soul; horrified. Similar in intensity and meaning.
- Phim kinh dị đó xem xong kinh hồn lắm. (That horror movie was absolutely terrifying to watch.)
Synonyms
- Khiếp sợ (adj/v): to be terrified, to dread.
- Hoảng sợ (adj/v): to be panic-stricken, to be in a state of alarm.
- Kinh hoàng (adj): horrified, appalled (often by something shocking or dreadful).
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Bạt hồn bạt vía: An intensified phrase combining both words, meaning utterly and completely terrified.
- Tiếng hú trong rừng khiến họ bạt hồn bạt vía. (The howl in the forest scared them utterly out of their wits.)
- Hồn xiêu phách lạc: An idiom meaning "soul adrift, spirit scattered," describing a state of being frightened senseless or utterly bewildered. It shares a similar conceptual idea with "bạt hồn."
- Gặp tai nạn, ông ấy hồn xiêu phách lạc. (After the accident, he was frightened senseless.)
- như bạt vía