hung dữ

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Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Ferocious; Fierce: Describes a person, animal, or force of nature that is violently aggressive, savage, or extremely intense in action or appearance.
    • Cruel; Vicious: Indicates a propensity for causing harm or suffering, often with a sense of brutality or lack of mercy.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • Con hổ đó trông rất hung dữ. (That tiger looks very ferocious.)
    • Bão với những cơn gió hung dữ đã tàn phá thị trấn. (The storm with its fierce winds devastated the town.)
    • Hắn ta một bản tính hung dữ. (He has a cruel/vicious nature.)
Advanced Usage
  • Used metaphorically to describe intense, uncontrollable, or destructive abstract forces.
    • Cơn thịnh nộ hung dữ. (A fierce rage.)
    • Cuộc cạnh tranh hung dữ trên thương trường. (Fierce competition in the marketplace.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Hung ác (adj): Malicious, wicked, evil. Often implies a deeper moral corruption than "hung dữ."
    • Tên sát nhân hung ác. (The malicious murderer.)
  • Hung tợn (adj): Fierce, ferocious, grim. Often emphasizes a terrifying appearance or demeanor.
    • Khuôn mặt hung tợn. (A fierce/grim face.)
  • Dữ dằn (adj): Aggressive, fierce. Commonly used for people or animals showing ready aggression.
    • Con chó dữ dằn. (The aggressive dog.)
Synonyms
  • Ferocious: Savagely fierce, cruel, or violent.
  • Fierce: Having or displaying an intense, aggressive, or violent nature.
  • Vicious: Deliberately cruel or violent.
  • Savage: (Of an animal or force of nature) fierce, violent, and uncontrolled.
  • Brutal: Savagely violent, cruel, and merciless.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • Hung dữ như thú: As fierce as a wild beast.
    • Khi bị dồn vào đường cùng, hắn trở nên hung dữ như thú. (When cornered, he became as fierce as a wild beast.)
  • Cơn hung dữ: A fit of fury; a fierce outburst.
    • Cơn hung dữ của anh ấy đã qua đi. (His fit of fury has subsided.)
adj
  1. ferocious, fierce; cruel

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