hung dữ
Definition
- 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 có 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.)
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ferocious, fierce; cruel
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