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Definition
- Adjective (colloquial, vulgar):
- Excessively enthusiastic, overly aggressive, or recklessly fervent: Describes a state of being overly excited, hot-headed, or acting with uncontrolled and often foolish zeal. It implies a lack of restraint and can carry a negative connotation of being rash or brutish in one's eagerness.
- Fired up, in a heated state: Similar to being "hot-blooded" or in a state of intense, impulsive excitement, often leading to impulsive actions.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Nó chơi bóng hăng đì quá, dễ bị thương lắm. (He plays soccer too recklessly; he could easily get injured.)
- Đừng có hăng đì mà lao vào đánh nhau. (Don't be so hot-headed and rush into a fight.)
- Tính nó hăng đì, nói là làm ngay không suy nghĩ. (He has a fiery temper; he acts immediately without thinking.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is considered vulgar and is used primarily in very informal or coarse speech. It is stronger and cruder than its standard counterpart "hăng hái" (enthusiastic).
Variants and Related Words
- Hăng hái (adj): enthusiastic, eager, zealous (standard, non-vulgar term).
- Anh ấy làm việc rất hăng hái. (He works very enthusiastically.)
- Hăng máu (adj, colloquial): hot-blooded, rash, acting in a state of heated impulse (similar vulgar meaning to "hăng đì").
Synonyms
- Overzealous: excessively enthusiastic.
- Hot-headed: easily angered and impulsive.
- Fervid: intensely enthusiastic or passionate, especially to an excessive degree.
- Fierce: having or displaying an intense aggressiveness.
Related Idioms
- Hăng như trâu (vulgar): as aggressive/fired up as a buffalo; used to describe someone acting with brute, mindless force.
- Nó xông vào hăng như trâu. (He charged in like an aggressive buffalo.)
- (thông tục) như hăng máu