Definition

1. Verb:
   • To roar, to shout: "bào hao" can mean to make a loud, deep, or harsh cry, often used in a literary or archaic context.
   • To be on tenterhooks, to be tormented with worry: "bào hao" also describes a state of intense anxiety, inner turmoil, or mental anguish.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tiếng thú rừng bào hao trong đêm. (The wild animal roared in the night.)
  • Lòng dạ bào hao vì lo lắng cho con. (One's heart is tormented with worry for one's child.)

Advanced Usage

• "bào hao trong dạ" / "trong dạ bào hao": A classical literary phrase meaning "to be deeply troubled/worried in one's heart."
  • Mẹ cha trong dạ bào hao. (The parents are deeply troubled in their hearts.)

Word Variants and Related Words

• Bao la (adj): Vast, immense (different meaning, but sometimes confused due to similar sound).
• Hao hao (adj/adv): Somewhat similar, bearing a resemblance.

Synonyms

• Gầm, rống (v): To roar.
• Lo lắng, bồn chồn, thấp thỏm (v/phr): To worry, to be anxious, to be on tenterhooks.

Notes on Usage

• Từ cổ/Hán Việt: This is an archaic, literary word of Sino-Vietnamese origin. It is rarely used in modern spoken Vietnamese and is primarily found in classical poetry, literature, or proverbs.
• The two meanings ("to roar" and "to be anxious") are connected through the concept of a turbulent, unsettling sound or feeling.

verb

1. To roat, to shout
2. To be on tenterhooks