hiểm hóc
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Rugged and inaccessible: Describes terrain, a path, or a location that is extremely difficult to travel through or reach due to natural obstacles like steep slopes, cliffs, or dense vegetation.
- Perilous and tricky: Describes a situation, problem, or challenge that is particularly dangerous, complex, or fraught with hidden difficulties.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đường lên đỉnh núi rất hiểm hóc. (The path to the mountain peak is very rugged and inaccessible.)
- Địa hình hiểm hóc khiến việc cứu hộ gặp nhiều khó khăn. (The perilous terrain made the rescue operation very difficult.)
- Đây là một câu hỏi hiểm hóc trong bài thi. (This is a tricky question in the exam.)
Advanced Usage
- Used figuratively to describe abstract challenges.
- Cuộc đàm phán bước vào giai đoạn hiểm hóc. (The negotiations entered a perilous phase.)
Variants and Related Words
Hiểm trở (adj): Synonymous, emphasizing ruggedness and difficulty of passage.
- Vùng núi hiểm trở. (A rugged mountainous region.)
Nguy hiểm (adj): Dangerous. While overlapping, "nguy hiểm" is a broader term for danger, not specifically describing terrain inaccessibility.
Synonyms
- Treacherous: (of ground, water, conditions) dangerously unstable or unpredictable.
- Inhospitable: (of an environment) harsh and difficult to live in or travel through.
- Perilous: Full of danger or risk.
Related Idioms
- Chốn hiểm hóc: A perilous place.
- Phải vượt qua chốn hiểm hóc mới tới được thung lũng. (One must pass through a perilous place to reach the valley.)
- ugged and inaccessible terrain