Definition

1. Noun:
   • Wolf flower: A type of flower, specifically referring to the plant Chloranthus.
   • Decoration, ornament: Used in the idiom "hoa hòe hoa sói" to describe gaudy, flashy, or overly elaborate decorations.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Botanical):
  • Trong vườn có một khóm hoa sói. (There is a cluster of wolf flowers in the garden.)
• Noun (Figurative, in idiom):
  • Căn phòng được trang trí toàn hoa hòe hoa sói. (The room is decorated with nothing but gaudy ornaments.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "hoa sói" is almost exclusively used in the fixed, four-word idiom "hoa hòe hoa sói". This idiom is used to criticize decorations, clothing, or appearances that are considered excessively flashy, showy, or tastelessly ornate.
  • Cô ấy ăn mặc hoa hòe hoa sói đến buổi tiệc. (She dressed in a gaudy manner to the party.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hoa hòe: Another plant name (), which combines with "hoa sói" to form the idiom.
• Hoa lá: Flowers and leaves; general term for decorative foliage.
• Trang hoàng: To decorate, to adorn.

Synonyms

• Loè loẹt: Gaudy, flashy (often with a negative connotation).
• Sặc sỡ: Colorful, garish.
• Cầu kỳ: Elaborate, ornate.

Related Idioms

• Hoa hòe hoa sói: Gaudy decorations; flashy and showy appearance.
  • Kiến trúc ấy không trang nhã mà chỉ là hoa hòe hoa sói. (That architecture is not elegant but merely gaudy.)

1. Cholorantus.
2. (Hoa hoè hoa sói) Gaudy
   • Trang hoàng hoa hòe hoa sói
     Gaudy decorations