Definition

1. Noun:
   • Rabid dog: A dog infected with rabies, a viral disease that causes acute inflammation of the brain and is typically characterized by aggressive behavior, foaming at the mouth, and paralysis.
   • Mad dog: A colloquial term for a dog exhibiting furious or uncontrollable behavior, often due to rabies.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mọi người được cảnh báo về một con chó dại trong khu phố. (People were warned about a rabid dog in the neighborhood.)
  • Bị chó dại cắn là cực kỳ nguy hiểm. (Being bitten by a rabid dog is extremely dangerous.)
  • Con chó đó sùi bọt mép như chó dại. (That dog was foaming at the mouth like a mad dog.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used metaphorically to describe a person who is acting in an irrational, furious, or uncontrollably aggressive manner.
  • Anh ta nổi giận và la hét như chó dại. (He got angry and screamed like a mad dog.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chó mắc bệnh dại (n): A dog afflicted with rabies. (More formal/clinical term)
• Bệnh dại (n): Rabies (the disease itself).

Synonyms

• Rabid dog
• Mad dog

Related Idioms

• Giận như chó dại: To be as angry as a rabid dog; to be furious.
  • Nghe tin đó, ông ấy giận như chó dại. (Hearing that news, he was furious.)