Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Fierce; Ferocious: Describes a person, animal, or force that is violent, aggressive, and potentially dangerous.
   • Severe; Intense: Describes an event, condition, or action that is very strong, harsh, or extreme in degree.
   • Bad; Evil; Unlucky: Describes something with a negative, harmful, or ominous nature.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Fierce):
  • Con chó đó rất dữ. (That dog is very fierce.)
  • Thú dữ sống trong rừng. (Wild beasts live in the forest.)
• Adjective (Severe):
  • Cơn bão đang di chuyển rất dữ. (The storm is moving very violently.)
  • Trời lạnh dữ hôm qua. (It was severely cold yesterday.)
• Adjective (Bad):
  • Anh ấy nghe được tin dữ. (He received the bad news.)
  • Điều dữ không nên nghĩ đến. (One should not think of evil things.)

Advanced Usage

• "dữ dội": fierce, violent, intense (often for natural phenomena or conflicts).
  • Trận chiến diễn ra dữ dội. (The battle took place fiercely.)
• "ăn ở dữ": to act in a mean or wicked manner.
  • Bà ấy nổi tiếng là ăn ở dữ với hàng xóm. (She is known for treating her neighbors badly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hăm dọa (v): to threaten (can be related in context of showing fierceness).
• Ác (adj): wicked, cruel (a stronger synonym for the "evil" aspect).
• Mãnh liệt (adj): powerful, intense (a synonym for the "severe" aspect, but less negative).

Synonyms

• Fierce: aggressively hostile.
• Violent: using or involving physical force intended to hurt.
• Intense: of extreme force, degree, or strength.
• Bad: of poor quality or undesirable nature.

Related Idioms

• Dữ như cọp: as fierce as a tiger; used to describe a very fierce person.
  • Ông chủ mới dữ như cọp. (The new boss is as fierce as a tiger.)
• Lành ít dữ nhiều: little good, much bad; indicating a situation has more bad than good aspects.
  • Cuộc đời đôi khi lành ít dữ nhiều. (Life sometimes has little good and much bad.)

adj

1. wocked; fierce
   • thú dữ
     wild beast
2. Bad; unlucky
   • tin dữ
     Bad news