Definition

1. Verb:
   • To come to, to recover consciousness: To return to a conscious state after fainting or losing consciousness.
   • To recover one's composure, to regain one's calm: To return to a state of mental steadiness and self-control after a severe fright or shock.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Ngất đi mấy phút mới hoàn hồn. (She fainted and only came to after several minutes.)
  • Sợ chết khiếp đi mãi mới hoàn hồn. (He was frightened out of his wits and only regained his composure after a long while.)
  • Sau cú ngã, cô ấy ngồi dậy, hít thở sâu để hoàn hồn. (After the fall, she sat up, taking deep breaths to recover her composure.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used to describe a process of recovery that is not instantaneous but gradual, involving both physical and mental stabilization.
• It implies a return to one's normal state of mind or senses from a state of temporary absence or extreme agitation.

Variants and Related Words

• Hồn phách (n): spirit, soul. Often used in a figurative sense for one's vital energy or composure.
• Bình tĩnh lại (v): to calm down. A more common and general phrase for regaining calm.
• Tỉnh lại (v): to wake up, to come around. Often used for recovering consciousness from sleep or fainting.

Synonyms

• Regain consciousness: To become conscious again.
• Pull oneself together: To regain one's self-control.
• Compose oneself: To make oneself calm and controlled.

Related Idioms

• Hồn vía lên mây / Hồn bay phách lạc: An idiom meaning "to be scared out of one's wits," describing the state one is in before needing to "hoàn hồn."
  • Nghe tiếng nổ, hồn vía tôi lên mây, mãi mới hoàn hồn. (Hearing the explosion, I was scared out of my wits and it took me a long time to recover my composure.)

1. Come to, recover consciousness (after fainting)
   • Ngất đi mấy phút mới hoàn hồn
     To come to only after fainting for several minutes
2. Recover one's composure, regain one's calm (after a fright)
   • Sợ chết khiếp đi mãi mới hoàn hồn
     To be frightened out of one's senses and regain one's calm only after a long while