hôi

Definition

Adjective:
- Bad-smelling; foul-smelling; stinking: Having an unpleasant or offensive odor, often compared to the smell of sweat, certain animals, or decay.
Verb:
- To gather leftovers; to scavenge: To collect what remains, especially after others have finished, such as picking up leftover fish in a pond after others have fished.
- To loot; to plunder: To take advantage of a disaster or accident befalling someone to seize their property.

Usage Examples

Adjective:
- Cái này hôi quá! (This smells so bad!)
- Anh ta bị hôi nách. (He has smelly armpits.)
Verb:
- Dân làng đi hôi cá ở cái ao đã tát. (The villagers went to gather leftover fish from the drained pond.)
- Kẻ xấu đã hôi của trong đám cháy. (Bad people looted property during the fire.)

Advanced Usage

The verb form often carries a negative connotation of taking advantage of a situation, especially one of misfortune.
The adjective can be intensified by pairing it with other words like "thối" (rotten) to form "hôi thối", meaning extremely foul-smelling.

Variants and Related Words

Hôi nách (n): Body odor, specifically underarm odor.
- Sử dụng lăn khử mùi để trị hôi nách. (Use deodorant to treat body odor.)
Hôi của (v phrase): To loot property; to plunder goods.
- Luật pháp nghiêm cấm việc hôi của. (The law strictly prohibits looting.)
Hôi thối (adj): Reeking; putrid; having a very strong, rotten smell.
- Thùng rác bốc mùi hôi thối. (The trash bin gave off a putrid smell.)

Synonyms

Related Idioms

Hôi như cú: As smelly as an owl (a traditional simile for something very foul-smelling).
- Cái hố đó hôi như cú. (That pit is as smelly as an owl.)
Đánh hôi: To take the opportunity during a conflict or fight to hit someone one dislikes.
- Hắn không dám đánh thẳng mà chỉ dám đánh hôi. (He didn't dare fight directly but only dared to hit someone opportunistically.)

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