hoa sói

Thân thiện

Trong vườn nhà bà ngoại tôi có mấy khóm hoa sói.

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.)

Học thuật

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