giống hệt
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Exactly alike, identical: Describes two or more things or people that are so similar they appear to be exact copies, with no noticeable differences.
- A perfect replica: Something that is a precise copy or duplicate of another.
Usage
- As an adjective: Typically follows a noun or is used with "nhau" (each other) in the structure "giống hệt nhau" to emphasize perfect similarity.
- Hai chiếc xe này giống hệt nhau. (These two cars are identical.)
- Chữ ký của cô ấy giống hệt chữ ký thật. (Her signature is an exact match for the real one.)
- Can be used with "như" (like/as): To draw a direct comparison.
- Căn phòng được trang trí giống hệt như trong tạp chí. (The room is decorated exactly like in the magazine.)
Advanced Usage
- "giống hệt như đúc": An idiomatic intensifier meaning "as alike as two peas in a pod" or "spitting image," emphasizing an uncanny, molded-like similarity.
- Hai cha con ấy giống hệt như đúc. (That father and son are the spitting image of each other.)
Variants and Related Words
- Giống (adj/verb): Similar, alike; to resemble. Less intense than "giống hệt."
- Họ trông rất giống. (They look very similar.)
- Y hệt (adj): An exact synonym for "giống hệt," meaning identical, exactly the same.
- Chiếc túi này y hệt chiếc kia. (This bag is exactly the same as that one.)
- Đồng nhất (adj): Homogeneous, uniform; often used in more formal or scientific contexts to denote sameness in nature or composition.
Synonyms
- Như nhau: The same as each other.
- Giống nhau như hai giọt nước: Idiom meaning "as alike as two drops of water."
Related Idioms
- Giống hệt như tạc: Similar to "giống hệt như đúc," meaning "as if carved/sculpted to be identical."
- Bức tượng giống hệt như tạc từ nguyên mẫu. (The statue is carved to be an exact likeness of the original.)
- Một khuôn đúc ra: Idiom meaning "cast from the same mold," used for people who are very similar in appearance or behavior.
- As like as two peas