chói lói
Definition
- Adjective:
- Dazzlingly bright; glaring: Describes an intense, harsh light that is difficult to look at directly.
- Brilliant; resplendent: Describes something that shines with a striking, often magnificent, brightness.
- (Figurative) Prominent; outstanding: Used to describe something that is conspicuously excellent or attracts intense attention.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Ánh đèn pha ô tô chiếu vào mắt tôi chói lói. (The car's headlights shone into my eyes, dazzlingly bright.)
- Chiếc vương miện lấp lánh chói lói dưới ánh đèn. (The crown sparkled resplendently under the lights.)
- Thành tích của cô ấy thật sự chói lói. (Her achievements are truly outstanding.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in literary or descriptive contexts to amplify the sense of brilliance or intensity beyond the more common word "chói."
- Can describe abstract concepts like fame, talent, or success that are metaphorically "bright" and impossible to ignore.
Variants and Related Words
- Chói (adj): Bright, glaring. A more common and less intense synonym.
- Ánh nắng quá chói. (The sunlight is too bright.)
Synonyms
- Dazzling: Extremely bright, especially so as to blind sight temporarily.
- Glaring: Shining with a harsh, uncomfortably bright light.
- Resplendent: Attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous.
- Outstanding: Exceptionally good; prominent.
Related Idioms
- While "chói lói" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is used in figurative expressions to emphasize supreme brilliance.
- Tài năng chói lói: Dazzling/brilliant talent.
- Thành tích chói lói: Outstanding/resplendent achievements.