ghê hồn
Definition
- Adjective:
- Extremely frightening, terrifying: Describes something that causes intense fear or horror.
- Extremely severe, dreadful: Describes something that is exceptionally serious, intense, or formidable in a negative sense.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Phim kinh dị đó ghê hồn thật! (That horror movie is terrifying!)
- Cơn bão gây ra thiệt hại ghê hồn. (The storm caused dreadful damage.)
- Tên cướp có vẻ ngoài trông ghê hồn. (The robber had a frightening appearance.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used for dramatic emphasis in spoken Vietnamese to convey a high degree of fear, shock, or severity.
- Vụ tai nạn ghê hồn quá, tôi không dám nhìn. (The accident was too horrifying; I didn't dare to look.)
- Can describe abstract concepts like intensity or difficulty.
- Bài toán này khó ghê hồn. (This math problem is extremely difficult.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ghê (adj): scary, frightening (less intense than "ghê hồn").
- Câu chuyện đó nghe cũng ghê. (That story sounds scary too.)
- Ghê gớm (adj): terrible, dreadful, formidable (similar in meaning and intensity to "ghê hồn").
- Sức tàn phá của nó thật ghê gớm. (Its destructive power is truly formidable.)
- Kinh hồn (adj): soul-terrifying, horrifying (similar meaning, often used interchangeably).
- Cảnh tượng kinh hồn. (A horrifying scene.)
Synonyms
- Khiếp sợ: to be terrified.
- Kinh khủng: horrible, terrible.
- Rùng rợn: creepy, gruesome.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Làm ghê hồn: to frighten terribly, to scare the daylights out of someone.
- Câu chuyện ma của anh ấy làm ghê hồn cả lũ trẻ. (His ghost story scared the daylights out of all the kids.)
Related Idioms
- Ghê hồn ghê óc: An intensified form meaning utterly terrifying, frightening to the core (literally: frightening to the soul and mind).
- Âm thanh trong đêm ấy ghê hồn ghê óc. (The sound in the night that was utterly bone-chilling.)
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