bốc hoả
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Definition
- Verb (Intransitive):
- To experience a sudden sensation of internal heat, especially in the face or head: This is the primary meaning, rooted in traditional Eastern medicine (Đông Y) concepts. It describes a physiological feeling of heat rising within the body, often due to imbalance or strong emotion.
- To flare up, to lose one's temper suddenly: A colloquial, figurative extension of the first meaning. It describes a person's anger igniting quickly and visibly, as if heat is rising to their head.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tôi cảm thấy người nóng, mặt đỏ, chắc là bốc hoả. (I feel hot, my face is red; I must be experiencing that rising heat.)
- Nghe tin đó, anh ấy bốc hoả ngay lập tức. (Upon hearing that news, he flared up immediately.)
- Bà ấy hay bốc hoả vào tuổi trung niên. (She often has hot flashes during middle age.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is commonly used to describe symptoms associated with menopause ("hot flashes"), though in a broader traditional medical context, it can occur in anyone due to various imbalances.
- In its figurative sense, it implies an anger that is intense, sudden, and often visibly apparent in one's demeanor or facial expression.
Variants and Related Words
- Nóng trong người: A descriptive phrase meaning "to feel hot inside the body," related to the physiological sense of "bốc hoả."
- Nổi nóng: A common synonym for the anger-related meaning, meaning "to get hot-tempered" or "to lose one's cool."
- Nổi giận: A more standard term for "to get angry."
Synonyms
- To flare up: To suddenly become angry.
- To have a hot flash: To experience a sudden feeling of heat (medical context).
- To lose one's temper: To suddenly become angry.
- To see red: To become very angry (idiomatic).
Related Idioms
- While "bốc hoả" itself is often used idiomatically, a related concept is "máu nóng lên" (blood heats up), which similarly describes rising anger.
- "Bực mình bốc hoả": A common collocation meaning "so annoyed that one flares up."
- To get hot in the face, to get hot in the head (theo quan niệm đông y)
khẩu ngữ
- To flash out (in anger)