gian nguy
Definition
- Adjective:
- Perilous / Dangerous: Describes a situation or condition that involves serious and immediate danger, risk, or difficulty.
- Hazardous / Treacherous: Characterizes circumstances that are unsafe and full of hidden risks or threats.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Hành trình vượt núi đầy gian nguy. (The mountain crossing journey is full of peril.)
- Họ đã sống sót qua một tình huống cực kỳ gian nguy. (They survived an extremely hazardous situation.)
- Công việc của lính cứu hỏa luôn tiềm ẩn sự gian nguy. (A firefighter's job always harbors danger.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in formal, literary, or dramatic contexts to emphasize grave danger, more so than the more common word "nguy hiểm."
- It can describe both physical danger and metaphorical peril, such as a precarious political or financial situation.
Variants and Related Words
- Nguy hiểm (adj): Dangerous, hazardous. This is the more common, general synonym.
- Hiểm nguy (adj): Perilous, dangerous. A less common variant with the same meaning as "gian nguy."
- Hiểm nghèo (adj): Critical, grave (often for illness or situations); desperately dangerous.
Synonyms
- Perilous: Full of imminent danger.
- Hazardous: Involving risk or danger.
- Treacherous: Dangerously unstable and unpredictable.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Bước đường gian nguy: A perilous path or journey.
- Anh ấy đã chọn một bước đường gian nguy. (He chose a perilous path.)
- Phút giây gian nguy: A moment of grave danger.
- Trong phút giây gian nguy, cô ấy vẫn giữ bình tĩnh. (In the moment of grave danger, she remained calm.)