hôi rích
Definition
- Adjective:
- Extremely smelly, very foul-smelling: An emphatic and colloquial term describing something that has a strong, offensive, and unpleasant odor. It intensifies the basic adjective "hôi" (smelly).
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cái thùng rác này hôi rích! (This trash can is extremely smelly!)
- Phòng tắm công cộng đôi khi hôi rích. (Public bathrooms are sometimes very foul-smelling.)
- Con chó lăn trên xác chết và giờ nó hôi rích. (The dog rolled on a carcass and now it reeks terribly.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "hôi rích" is informal and often used in spoken Vietnamese for dramatic or humorous effect. It is not typically used in formal writing.
Variants and Related Words
Hôi (adj): smelly, stinky.
- Phô mai này hôi quá. (This cheese is too stinky.)
Hôi hám (adj): smelly, malodorous (a more common compound than "hôi rích").
- Quần áo đổ mồ hôi rất hôi hám. (Sweaty clothes are very malodorous.)
Synonyms
- Fetid: smelling extremely unpleasant.
- Putrid: decaying and emitting a foul smell.
- Rank: having a strong and unpleasant smell.
- Reeking: smelling strongly and unpleasantly.
Related Idioms
- While "hôi rích" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it can be used in expressive phrases like:
- Hôi rích khó chịu: reeking unpleasantly.
- Hôi rích thối tha: stinking rottenly (for added emphasis).