bạt phong
Definition
Adjective:
- At full speed / at top speed: Describes an action, typically movement, performed with maximum velocity or intensity. It conveys a sense of rushing or moving very fast.
- Impetuous / headlong: Describes an action done with sudden, forceful energy, often without careful consideration.
Adverb:
- At breakneck speed: Functions to modify a verb, indicating the manner of an action is done with great, often reckless, speed.
Usage Examples
- Adjective/Adverb:
- Chiếc xe máy lao đi bạt phong. (The motorbike sped away at full speed.)
- Nó chạy bạt phong ra khỏi nhà. (He ran out of the house at top speed.)
- Họ tiến công với một tốc độ bạt phong. (They attacked with an impetuous speed.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is considered literary or somewhat rare in modern everyday Vietnamese. It is often used for dramatic or descriptive effect, particularly in writing or formal speech to emphasize extreme speed or force.
Variants and Related Words
- Chạy bạt phong (verb phrase): to run at full speed, to sprint.
- Ngựa chạy bạt phong trên thảo nguyên. (The horse galloped at full speed across the prairie.)
Synonyms
- Hết tốc lực: at full capacity, flat out.
- Như bay: like flying, very fast.
- Cuồng phong: (like a) gale; used metaphorically for great speed or force.
Related Idioms
- While "bạt phong" itself is not commonly part of a fixed idiom, its meaning is closely related to the imagery in phrases describing forceful actions.
- Bạt sơn siêu hải: (lit. to move mountains and cross seas) to overcome immense difficulties; sometimes implies forceful, determined movement.