cao đoán
Definition
- Verb (rare, literary):
- To guess correctly; to make an accurate conjecture: To predict or deduce something with precision, often implying a shrewd or insightful judgment.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tôi khen anh đã cao đoán. (I commend you for having guessed correctly.)
- Nhà tiên tri đó cao đoán được tương lai. (That prophet could accurately divine the future.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is considered rare and is used in formal or literary contexts to praise someone's astute prediction or correct inference.
Variants and Related Words
- Đoán (v): to guess, to predict.
- Cô ấy đoán đúng kết quả. (She guessed the result right.)
Synonyms
- Divine correctly: To discover or perceive through intuition or insight.
- Foresee accurately: To see or know about a future event beforehand.
- Conjecture rightly: To form an opinion or conclusion based on incomplete information, but correctly.
Related Idioms
- Trúng phóc: to hit the bull's-eye; to be exactly right (often used in a more casual context).
- Lời đoán của anh ấy trúng phóc. (His guess was spot on.)