hôi hám
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking; fetid: "hôi hám" describes something that emits a very bad, offensive odor. It is a stronger and more general term than just "hôi" (smelly).
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Căn phòng này hôi hám quá, hãy mở cửa sổ ra! (This room is so stinking, please open the window!)
- Quần áo thể thao để lâu ngày trở nên hôi hám. (Sports clothes left for many days become fetid.)
- Thùng rác đầy khiến nhà bếp hôi hám. (The full trash bin makes the kitchen smell terrible.)
Advanced Usage
- "hôi hám khó chịu": unpleasantly stinking.
- Mùi thức ăn thối rữa hôi hám khó chịu. (The smell of rotten food is unpleasantly foul.)
- Used to emphasize a pervasive, bad smell, often implying neglect or poor hygiene.
Variants and Related Words
- Hôi (adj): smelly, malodorous. (A simpler, less intense form).
- Mồ hôi hôi. (Sweat is smelly.)
- Thối (adj): rotten, putrid. (Often describes decay).
- Thịt thối. (Rotten meat.)
- Nồng nặc (adj): pungent, acrid. (Strong, often sharp smell, not necessarily foul).
- Mùi thuốc lá nồng nặc. (The pungent smell of cigarette smoke.)
Synonyms
- Foul-smelling: có mùi hôi thối.
- Stinking: bốc mùi hôi.
- Rank: hôi nồng nặc (e.g., of sweat).
- Putrid: thối rữa.
Related Phrases (Collocations)
- Hôi hám mồ hôi: reeking of sweat.
- Áo sau khi tập gym hôi hám mồ hôi. (The shirt after the gym reeks of sweat.)
- Hôi hám rượu bia: stinking of alcohol.
- Anh ấy về nhà, hôi hám rượu bia. (He came home, stinking of alcohol.)
Related Idioms
- Hôi như cú: (lit. smelly like an owl) - to stink terribly. (A common simile emphasizing a very bad smell).
- Con mèo bị ướt, hôi như cú. (The wet cat stinks to high heaven.)