hoành hành
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Definition
- Intransitive Verb:
- To rage; to wreak havoc; to rampage: To act violently, destructively, or without restraint, often causing widespread harm or fear. This typically describes the action of disasters, epidemics, or malevolent forces.
- To act despotically; to tyrannize: To act in a domineering, oppressive, and unjust manner, doing as one pleases without regard for law or morality.
Usage Examples
- Intransitive Verb:
- Cơn bão đang hoành hành ở vùng duyên hải. (The storm is raging in the coastal region.)
- Dịch bệnh đã hoành hành khắp châu lục. (The epidemic wreaked havoc across the continent.)
- Bọn cướp không được hoành hành trên đất nước này. (The bandits must not be allowed to rampage in this country.)
Advanced Usage
"để cho... hoành hành": to let... run rampant.
- Không thể để cho tham nhũng hoành hành. (Corruption cannot be allowed to run rampant.)
"hoành hành ngang ngược": to act with utter lawlessness and arrogance.
- Bọn xã hội đen hoành hành ngang ngược trong khu phố. (The gangsters acted with utter lawlessness in the neighborhood.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hoành (as in : grand, magnificent) - Shares the root implying large scale or impact, but with a positive connotation.
- Hành (as in : action) - The root verb meaning "to act".
Synonyms
- Tàn phá: to devastate, to ravage.
- Lộng hành: to act arrogantly and lawlessly.
- Hoành hoành (archaic/poetic variant): same meaning.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- is typically used as a standalone verb and does not commonly form phrasal verbs in Vietnamese.
Related Idioms
- "Làm mưa làm gió" (literally: to make rain, to make wind): To wield great power and influence, often in a domineering way. This idiom is a close synonym for the despotic aspect of .
- Hắn ta đang làm mưa làm gió trong giới kinh doanh. (He is calling the shots in the business world.)
verb
- to do whatever one like