hết hồn
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Definition
- Adjective (Tính từ):
- Extremely frightened, terrified: Describes a state of being scared to the point of losing one's composure or spirit.
- Greatly startled, shocked: Describes a state of being very surprised or alarmed by something sudden or unexpected.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Nghe tiếng nổ, tôi hết hồn. (Hearing the explosion, I was terrified.)
- Nhìn thấy con rắn trên đường, cô ấy hết hồn. (Seeing the snake on the road, she was scared out of her wits.)
- Mở cửa ra thấy anh ta đứng đó, tôi hết hồn. (Opening the door and seeing him standing there, I got the fright of my life.)
Advanced Usage
- "làm cho ai đó hết hồn": to scare someone terribly, to give someone a fright.
- Câu chuyện ma đó làm cho bọn trẻ hết hồn. (That ghost story scared the children terribly.)
- "sợ hết hồn": to be deathly afraid.
- Tôi sợ hết hồn khi phải nói trước đám đông. (I'm terrified of speaking in front of a crowd.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hết vía (adj, informal): A synonym with the same meaning as "hết hồn," also meaning extremely frightened.
- Té xe, nó hết vía. (Falling off the bike, he was scared stiff.)
- Hoảng hồn (adj): To be panic-stricken, to be in a state of panic.
- Nghe tin dữ, bà ấy hoảng hồn bỏ chạy. (Hearing the bad news, she panicked and ran away.)
Synonyms
- Khiếp sợ: to be terrified, to dread.
- Hoảng sợ: to be frightened, to be in a state of fear/panic.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(Note: "hết hồn" is an adjective phrase and does not have phrasal verb forms. It is commonly used with "sợ" (to be afraid) or "làm cho" (to make/cause).)
Related Idioms
- Hồn xiêu phách lạc: (Idiom) To be scared out of one's wits; to be so frightened that one's soul and spirit flee. This is a more literary synonym emphasizing extreme terror.
- Tiếng hú trong đêm khiến nó hồn xiêu phách lạc. (The howl in the night scared him out of his wits.)
- out of one's wets