dạn dày
Definition
- Adjective:
- Experienced, seasoned, hardened: Describes someone who has become accustomed to something through long exposure, often to difficult or challenging situations, making them less sensitive or more resilient.
- Thick-skinned, inured: Describes a state of being emotionally or physically hardened due to repeated exposure to hardship, criticism, or adverse conditions.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sau nhiều năm lăn lộn, anh ấy đã trở nên dạn dày với những khó khăn của cuộc sống. (After many years of struggling, he has become seasoned to the hardships of life.)
- Cô ấy dạn dày trước những lời chỉ trích vì đã làm việc trong ngành này rất lâu. (She is thick-skinned to criticism because she has worked in this field for a very long time.)
- Những người lính dạn dày trận mạc không còn sợ hãi tiếng súng. (The soldiers, hardened by battle, no longer fear the sound of gunfire.)
Advanced Usage
- "dạn dày sương gió": A common four-word idiom meaning "seasoned by wind and dew," used to describe someone with extensive life experience, having endured many hardships and challenges.
- Ông ấy là một nhà thám hiểm dạn dày sương gió. (He is an explorer seasoned by wind and dew.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dạn (adj): Bold, familiar, unafraid (often due to familiarity). Can be used separately.
- Đứa trẻ này rất dạn người. (This child is very bold with strangers.)
- Dày dạn (adj): A variant form with the same meaning as "dạn dày," also meaning experienced or hardened.
- Anh ấy có kinh nghiệm dày dạn trong lĩnh vực này. (He has extensive experience in this field.)
Synonyms
- Kỳ cựu: Veteran, old-timer (emphasizes long service or age in a field).
- Lão luyện: Seasoned, highly skilled and experienced (often implies mastery).
- Trải đời: Worldly-wise, having experienced much in life.
Related Idioms
- "Dạn dày kinh nghiệm": Seasoned with experience.
- Chúng tôi cần một người dạn dày kinh nghiệm để dẫn dắt dự án. (We need someone seasoned with experience to lead the project.)
- "Dạn mặt": To have the cheek/nerve; to be brazen or shameless (often negative connotation). This is a related but distinct phrase.
- Hắn thật dạn mặt khi dám nói dối như vậy. (He really has the nerve to lie like that.)