Definition

1. Adverbial phrase:
   • Not rare/common; not lacking; there is no shortage of: Used to emphasize that something is plentiful, frequent, or easily found. It often carries a rhetorical tone, implying "of course there are many" or "it's not as if this is uncommon."

Usage Examples

• In sentences:
  • Hiếm gì những người có nhiệt tình lao động. (People with zeal in work are not lacking. / There's no shortage of people who are enthusiastic about work.)
  • Hiếm gì cơ hội để học hỏi nếu bạn chịu khó tìm kiếm. (Opportunities to learn are not rare if you are willing to look for them.)
  • Ở thành phố này, hiếm gì quán cà phê đẹp. (In this city, beautiful coffee shops are a dime a dozen. / It's not like beautiful coffee shops are rare here.)

Advanced Usage

• Used for rhetorical emphasis: The phrase is often used to counter an assumption that something is scarce or hard to find. It asserts the opposite—that the thing in question is actually common.
  • Anh ấy nghĩ mình đặc biệt à? Hiếm gì người như thế! (Does he think he's special? People like that are a dime a dozen!)
• Implies abundance or frequency: It can suggest that there are so many instances that it's not worth treating a single case as exceptional.
  • Đừng tiếc, hiếm gì đồ ăn ngon ở chợ. (Don't be sorry, there's no shortage of delicious food at the market.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hiếm (adj): Rare, scarce.
  • Loài động vật này ngày càng trở nên hiếm. (This animal species is becoming increasingly rare.)
• Không hiếm (phrase): Not rare. (A more literal and less idiomatic alternative to "hiếm gì").
  • Những câu chuyện như vậy không hiếm. (Stories like that are not rare.)

Synonyms

• Thừa thãi: Abundant, plentiful.
• Không thiếu: Not lacking, there is no lack of.
• Đầy rẫy: Full of, teeming with (often used for negative connotations, but can be neutral).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Hiếm như sao buổi sáng: (As rare as morning stars) – An idiom meaning something is extremely rare. This is the conceptual of "hiếm gì."
  • Những người bạn chân thành ngày nay hiếm như sao buổi sáng. (Sincere friends these days are as rare as morning stars.)

1. Not lacking
   • Hiếm gì những người có nhiệt tình lao động
     People with zeal in wwork are not lacking