Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Broad-minded, easy-going, good-natured: Describes a person's character as tolerant, not easily angered, and generally accepting of others' faults or differences. It implies a relaxed and forgiving disposition.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tính hộc hệch chẳng giận ai bao giờ. (An easy-going nature means never getting angry with anyone.)
  • Ông ấy là người hộc hệch, luôn nhìn đời một cách tích cực. (He is a broad-minded person who always looks at life positively.)

Advanced Usage

• "Hộc hà hộc hệch": This is a reduplicative form (từ láy) that intensifies the meaning, emphasizing an even more pronouncedly easy-going, simple, and unassuming character.
  • Bác ấy sống một cuộc đời hộc hà hộc hệch, không bon chen. (He lives a simple, easy-going life, without any strife.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hộc hà (adj): Often used in the reduplicated form "hộc hà hộc hệch," it carries a similar meaning of being simple and unpretentious, contributing to the overall sense of a laid-back personality.

Synonyms

• Dễ tính: Easy-going.
• Thoáng: Open-minded, liberal.
• Hiền lành, độ lượng: Kind, generous, magnanimous.
• Bonhomme (French loan concept): Good-natured, genial.

Notes on Meaning

• The word "hộc hệch" is informal and colloquial, primarily used in spoken Vietnamese to describe personality.
• It carries a positive connotation, praising someone for their tolerant and unflappable nature. It is not typically used to describe objects or situations, only character traits.

1. Broad-minded, easy-going
   • Tính hộc hệch chẳng giận ai bao giờ
     to be easy-going and never get cross with anyone
   • Hộc hà hộc hệch (láy, ý tăng)