TheVietnameseword "hãi hùng" is an adjectivethatmeans "fearful" or "frightening." It describessomethingthatcausesfear or anxiety, oftenduetoitsintensity or danger.
Usage Instructions:
You can use "hãi hùng" todescribe things, situations, or experiencesthatevoke a strongsense of fear.
It is oftenused in literarycontexts or whentalkingaboutemotionsrelatedtofear.
Examples:
BasicExample:
"Cơn bãohôm quathậthãi hùng."
(Thestormyesterdaywastrulyfrightening.)
LiteraryExample:
"Dặmrừngbướcthấpbướccaohãi hùng."
(Thejourney on theunevenforestpathwasreallyfearful.)
Thisline by Nguyễn Duillustrates a dauntingexperiencethatevokesfear.
AdvancedUsage:
"Hãi hùng" can be used in morecomplexsentencestodescribefeelings or settings in literature or storytelling. Forinstance:
(In fairytales, therearemanyfrighteningsituationsthatcharactersmustface.)
Word Variants:
"Hãi hùng" can be pairedwithotherwordstoform phrases, such as:
"Cảm giáchãi hùng" (a feeling of fear)
"Cảnh tượnghãi hùng" (a frighteningscene)
Different Meanings:
While "hãi hùng" primarilymeansfearful or frightening, it can alsoimply a sense of awe in certain contexts, such as whendescribingnaturaldisasters or impressivebutdangerousphenomena.
Fearful, frightening.
"Dặmrừngbướcthấpbướccaohãi hùng " (Nguyễn Du)
Thejourney on thew unevenforestpathwasreallyfearful