hơi hướng

Thân thiện

Hai người có hơi hướng họ hàng với nhau.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A distant or remote relation (by blood or kinship): Refers to a faint or slight familial connection between people.
   • A smell or odor (typically unpleasant): Refers to a lingering scent, often associated with dirt, uncleanliness, or sickness.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Relation):
  • Hai người có hơi hướng họ hàng với nhau. (The two people are remotely related to each other.)
• Noun (Smell):
  • Hơi hướng quần áo người ốm khó chịu quá. (The smell of the sick person's clothes is very unpleasant.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used to describe a very subtle trace, hint, or suggestion of something, not just kinship or odor. It can imply a faint influence or characteristic.
  • Bản nhạc có hơi hướng jazz. (The song has a hint/suggestion of jazz.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hơi (n): Can mean "air," "breath," "steam," or a small amount/degree (e.g., - heat, - a bit tired).
• Hướng (n): Direction, orientation.

Synonyms

• Relation: Connection, tie.
• Smell: Odor, stench, scent.
• Hint: Trace, suggestion, tinge.

Related Idioms

• Có hơi hướng: To have a hint/trace of; to be suggestive of.
  • Cách trang trí có hơi hướng cổ điển. (The decoration has a classic hint to it.)

Học thuật

1. Remote relation (of parentage)
   • Hai người có hơi hướng họ hàng với nhau
     Both are remotely related
2. Smell (of dirt, of uncleanlinessm, of disease)
   • Hơi hướng quần áo người ốm khó chịu quá
     The uncleanly smell of the patient's clothes is unbearable