Definition

1. Noun:
   • Cobra: "Hổ mang" refers to a venomous snake species characterized by a triangular head and the ability to flatten its neck into a hood. It is the common name for snakes of the genus Naja.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người dân làng rất sợ rắn hổ mang. (The villagers are very afraid of cobras.)
  • Hổ mang chúa là một trong những loài rắn độc dài nhất thế giới. (The king cobra is one of the longest venomous snakes in the world.)

Advanced Usage

• "Hổ mang bành" or "Hổ mang phình mang": This describes the specific action of a cobra flaring its hood, a defensive display.
  • Khi bị đe dọa, con hổ mang lập tức hổ mang bành. (When threatened, the cobra immediately flared its hood.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rắn hổ mang: This is the full, more common term. "Hổ mang" is often used as a shortened form.

  • Rắn hổ mang thường sống ở đâu? (Where do cobras usually live?)

• Hổ mang chúa (n): King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), a distinct, larger species.

  • Hổ mang chúa không thực sự thuộc chi hổ mang thật sự. (The king cobra is not a true cobra of the genus Naja.)

Synonyms

• Cobra (n): The direct English equivalent.
• Naja (n): The scientific genus name.

Related Phrases

• Phình mang: To flare/hood (describing the cobra's action). While not a phrasal verb with "hổ mang," it is the action most associated with it.
  • Con rắn phình mang để đe dọa kẻ thù. (The snake flared its hood to threaten the enemy.)

Related Idioms

• Dữ như hổ mang: As fierce/vicious as a cobra. Used to describe a very fierce or aggressive person.
  • Bà chủ mới dữ như hổ mang. (The new boss is as fierce as a cobra.)

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