Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Dazzlingly bright; glaring: Describes an intense, harsh light that is uncomfortable or painful to look at.
   • Overwhelmingly vivid or conspicuous: Can describe something so bright or flashy in color that it stands out in an overpowering way.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ánh đèn pha chiếu vào mắt anh ấy choi chói. (The headlight beam shone into his eyes, dazzlingly bright.)
  • Màu sắc của bức tranh ấy quá choi chói. (The colors of that painting are too glaring.)
  • Mặt trời buổi trưa mùa hè thật là choi chói. (The midday summer sun is truly blinding.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used to emphasize an extreme, unpleasant intensity of light or visual effect, rather than a pleasant brilliance.
• Can be used figuratively to describe something that is ostentatious or unpleasantly conspicuous.
  • Sự giàu có của họ được phô trương một cách choi chói. (Their wealth was displayed in a glaringly conspicuous way.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chói (adj): To be bright, dazzling, or glaring. "Choi chói" is an intensified, repetitive form of "chói."
  • Ánh sáng chói lòa. (The light is blinding.)

Synonyms

• Blinding: So bright as to obscure vision.
• Glaring: Shining with a harsh, bright light.
• Dazzling: Extremely bright, especially so as to blind temporarily.

Related Idioms

• While "choi chói" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is used in descriptive phrases to intensify the sense of overpowering light or garishness.

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