hôi thối
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Stinking, foul-smelling: Describes something that emits a very unpleasant, offensive, and often putrid odor. It combines the meanings of "hôi" (smelly) and "thối" (rotten), indicating a strong, repulsive stench.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Thùng rác này hôi thối quá, phải đổ đi ngay. (This trash bin is too stinking, it must be taken out immediately.)
- Một mùi hôi thối bốc lên từ cống rãnh. (A foul smell rose from the sewer.)
Advanced Usage
- Used figuratively to describe corrupt, immoral, or despicable behavior or situations:
- Những vụ tham nhũng hôi thối đó đã bị phơi bày. (Those rotten corruption cases have been exposed.)
- Bộ mặt hôi thối của hắn ta cuối cùng cũng bị lật tẩy. (His foul true face was finally unmasked.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hôi (adj): Smelly, malodorous. A milder term than "hôi thối".
- Cá ươn rất hôi. (Spoiled fish is very smelly.)
- Thối (adj): Rotten, putrid. Often refers to the smell or state of decay.
- Trái cây này đã thối rồi. (This fruit is already rotten.)
- Thối rữa (adj): Decomposed, putrefied. Emphasizes the state of advanced decay.
- Xác chết đã thối rữa. (The corpse has putrefied.)
Synonyms
- Hôi hám (adj): Stinking, reeking.
- Tanh (adj): Having a fishy or腥 (xīng) smell.
- Nồng nặc (adj): Used for a strong, pungent, and oppressive smell (can be bad or intense).
Related Phrases / Idioms
- Hôi như cú: As smelly as an owl (a folk simile for something very foul-smelling).
- Cái ao tù này hôi như cú. (This stagnant pond stinks to high heaven.)
- Thối hoắc / Thối um (adj, colloquial): Extremely stinking, reeking awfully. These are emphatic, colloquial variants.
- Phòng vệ sinh công cộng đó thối hoắc. (That public toilet reeks awfully.)