Definition

1. Noun:
   • Soul, vital spirit; the spiritual essence of a person: "Hồn phách" refers to the soul or the vital spirit of a human being, often conceptualized as the immaterial, animating principle that is distinct from the physical body.
   • Core essence, spirit (figurative): It can also metaphorically describe the core spirit, essence, or driving force of something.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy sợ bạt cả hồn phách. (He was frightened out of his senses.)
  • Âm nhạc ấy chạm đến hồn phách của người nghe. (That music touches the soul of the listener.)
  • Sau tai nạn, dường như hồn phách anh ta đã lạc mất đâu đó. (After the accident, it seemed his spirit had been lost somewhere.)

Advanced Usage

• "Hồn bay phách lạc": An idiom meaning to be utterly terrified, to be frightened out of one's wits, causing one's soul and spirit to scatter.
  • Nghe tiếng nổ, nó hồn bay phách lạc. (Hearing the explosion, he was frightened out of his wits.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hồn (n): Soul, spirit. Often used interchangeably with "hồn phách" but can be slightly more common.
  • giữ hồn cho thơ ca (to preserve the soul of poetry)
• Phách (n): Vital spirit, soul (often used in combination with "hồn"). Rarely used alone in modern Vietnamese outside of fixed phrases.
• Linh hồn (n): Soul, spirit (more common in religious or philosophical contexts).
  • linh hồn bất tử (immortal soul)
• Tinh thần (n): Spirit, mind, morale. Refers more to mental state or attitude.
  • tinh thần lạc quan (optimistic spirit)

Synonyms

• Linh hồn: Soul, spirit.
• Tâm hồn: Soul, inner self (often with emotional or poetic connotations).

Related Idioms

• "Sợ bạt hồn phách" / "Sợ bạt vía": To be scared stiff, to be terrified.
  • Cảnh tượng kinh hoàng khiến mọi người sợ bạt hồn phách. (The horrifying scene frightened everyone out of their senses.)
• "Mất hồn mất phách": To be in a state of extreme fear or shock.
  • Đứa trẻ mất hồn mất phách sau khi bị lạc. (The child was in a state of shock after getting lost.)

1. Soul vital spirit; soul (as opposite to body)
   • Sợ bạt cả hồn phách
     To be frightened out of one's senses
   • Hồn bay phách lạc
     To be frightened out of one's senses