hiểm nghèo
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Dangerous, critical, or life-threatening: Describes a situation, condition, or illness that is extremely perilous, with a high risk of death or severe, irreversible harm. It implies a state of grave danger where escape or recovery is very difficult.
- Perilous or precarious: Refers to circumstances that are fraught with extreme risk and hazard.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Bệnh nhân đang trong tình trạng hiểm nghèo. (The patient is in a critical condition.)
- Họ đã vượt qua chặng đường hiểm nghèo trên núi. (They passed through a perilous stretch of mountain road.)
- Đó là một căn bệnh hiểm nghèo. (That is a dangerous, life-threatening disease.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in formal or literary contexts to emphasize the severity and gravity of a danger, particularly in medical or survival situations.
- It can describe both physical dangers (like a treacherous path) and abstract dangers (like a critical phase in a negotiation).
Variants and Related Words
- Hiểm (adj): dangerous, perilous. Often used in compounds.
- hiểm hóc: treacherous, tricky.
- Nguy hiểm (adj): dangerous. A more common, general synonym.
- Trầm trọng (adj): serious, severe. Often used for illnesses or problems but does not inherently carry the same connotation of mortal danger as .
Synonyms
- Critical: of decisive importance in a perilous situation.
- Grave: serious, solemn, often signaling a threat to life.
- Life-threatening: potentially causing death.
- Perilous: full of danger or risk.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Bước đường hiểm nghèo: a perilous path or journey.
- Họ bắt đầu bước đường hiểm nghèo. (They embarked on a perilous journey.)
- Phút hiểm nghèo: a critical moment.
- Anh ta đã cứu tôi trong phút hiểm nghèo. (He saved me at the critical moment.)