hả giận
Definition
- Verb:
- To vent one's anger / to give vent to one's anger: To release or express pent-up anger, frustration, or resentment through words or actions, often resulting in a feeling of relief or satisfaction.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy gọi điện cho bạn để nói cho hả giận. (She called her friend to talk it out to vent her anger.)
- Anh ấy đấm vào gối cho hả giận. (He punched the pillow to give vent to his anger.)
- Họ la mắng đứa trẻ chỉ để hả giận. (They scolded the child just to let off steam.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often implies an impulsive or cathartic action taken specifically to alleviate a strong, immediate feeling of anger. The focus is on the emotional release for the person who is angry.
- It can be used in a slightly figurative sense for non-physical release, such as through writing or speaking.
Variants and Related Words
- Hả (v): To be satisfied, to be appeased (often used for thirst or anger). (Drink water to quench your thirst.)
- Giận (n/v): Anger; to be angry.
- Trút giận (v): To pour out one's anger (a very close synonym to ).
Synonyms
- To vent one's spleen
- To let off steam
- To give way to anger
- To assuage one's anger
Related Idioms
- Nói cho hả giận: To speak one's mind to vent anger.
- Tôi phải nói cho hả giận mới được. (I have to speak my mind to vent my anger.)
- Làm cho hả giận: To do something to vent anger.
- Anh ta đá thùng rác cho hả giận. (He kicked the trash can to vent his anger.)
verb
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to give way to anger
