cuồng chữ

Ông ấy là một cuồng chữ thực thụ, nhà ông chất đầy sách.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person obsessed with literature or letters: Refers to an individual who has an extreme, passionate, or fanatical love for literary works, the written word, or scholarly pursuits. It describes a state of being intensely devoted to books and learning.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy là một cuồng chữ thực thụ, nhà ông chất đầy sách. (He is a true literature fanatic, his house is full of books.)
  • Cô ấy bị gọi là cuồng chữ vì lúc nào cũng đọc sách. (She is called a book maniac because she is always reading.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can imply a level of obsession that is seen as unusual or extreme within a cultural context. It is often used descriptively rather than as a formal title.

Variants and Related Words

• Mọt sách (n): bookworm. A person who reads a lot.
  • Thằng bé là một mọt sách. (The boy is a bookworm.)

Synonyms

• Bibliophile: A person who loves or collects books.
• Book maniac: A person excessively enthusiastic about books.
• Literary enthusiast: A person highly interested in literature.

Related Idioms

• While "cuồng chữ" itself is a specific term, it relates to the concept of "cuồng" (crazy/fanatic) applied to a specific domain. A similar structure is:
  • Cuồng phim: movie buff; film fanatic.

    • Anh ta là một tay cuồng phim. (He is a film fanatic.)