chói chang
Definition
- Adjective:
- Dazzlingly bright; glaring; intensely brilliant: Describes light, especially sunlight, that is so strong and direct it is harsh to the eyes.
- Vivid; gaudy; flamboyant: Describes colors that are excessively bright, loud, or showy, often in a way that lacks subtlety.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Ánh nắng mùa hè thật chói chang. (The summer sunlight is truly dazzling.)
- Cô ấy mặc một chiếc váy màu chói chang. (She wore a dress in a gaudy color.)
- Căn phòng bị chiếu sáng bởi ánh đèn chói chang. (The room was lit by a glaring light.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used to describe an overwhelming, sometimes unpleasant, intensity of light or color. It can imply a sensory overload.
- Sự thật chói chang hiện ra trước mắt. (The glaring truth appeared before his eyes.) (Figurative use: a truth that is impossible to ignore)
Variants and Related Words
- Chói (adj): glaring, dazzling (often for light that hurts the eyes). Focuses more on the effect on vision.
- Ánh đèn pha làm tôi chói mắt. (The headlight beam dazzled my eyes.)
Synonyms
- Dazzling: extremely bright, especially so as to blind sight temporarily.
- Glaring: shining with a harsh, bright light.
- Vivid: (of a color) intensely deep or bright.
- Gaudy: extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless.
Related Idioms
- Nắng chói chang: The standard phrase for "blazing sun" or "scorching sunlight."
- Giữa trưa nắng chói chang, đường phố vắng tanh. (Under the blazing noon sun, the streets were deserted.)