hung thần
Definition
Noun: 1. An evil spirit; a malevolent deity: In traditional belief, a supernatural being that brings harm, misfortune, or disaster to people. 2. A cruel and powerful person; a tyrant: (Figurative) Refers to a person with authority or power who is known for being ruthless, oppressive, and causing suffering to others.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trong truyện cổ tích, ngôi làng bị một hung thần quấy nhiễu. (In the folktale, the village was harassed by an evil spirit.)
- Tên hung thần đó đã bị dân làng trừng phạt. (That cruel tyrant was punished by the villagers.)
- Hắn như một hung thần, ai cũng khiếp sợ. (He is like a malevolent force, everyone fears him.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is often used in a literary or dramatic context to emphasize extreme cruelty or malevolence, whether supernatural or human.
- It can be used metaphorically to describe an abstract force or situation that causes great fear or harm.
- Căn bệnh ung thư từng là hung thần của nhân loại. (Cancer was once a dreaded scourge of humanity.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hung ác (adj): Cruel, ferocious, brutal. Describes the nature of a .
- Yêu tinh (n): Goblin, demon. Another type of malevolent supernatural creature, but often less powerful or deified than .
- Bạo chúa (n): Tyrant, despot. A close synonym for the human meaning, emphasizing oppressive rule.
Synonyms
- Ác thần (n): Evil deity/god. A direct synonym.
- Tên bạo chúa (n): The tyrant.
- Kẻ độc ác (n): The cruel person.
Related Idioms
- (Trông) như hung thần: (To look) like a fiend/ogre. Used to describe someone with a very fierce, angry, or terrifying appearance.
- Sau trận thua, huấn luyện viên trông như hung thần. (After the loss, the coach looked like a fiend.)
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