hắc buá
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Stubborn, obstinate: "hắc buá" describes a person who is unreasonably determined to maintain their own opinion or course of action, refusing to change despite persuasion or reason. It implies a difficult and unyielding nature.
- Hard to deal with, troublesome: It can also refer to a situation, task, or thing that is complicated, thorny, or presents significant difficulty.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ta là một người rất hắc buá, chẳng ai thuyết phục được. (He is a very stubborn person; no one can persuade him.)
- Vấn đề này thật sự hắc buá, cần phải có thời gian để giải quyết. (This problem is truly troublesome; it requires time to solve.)
- Đừng có hắc buá như vậy, hãy nghe lời khuyên của mọi người đi. (Don't be so obstinate; listen to everyone's advice.)
Advanced Usage
"tính hắc buá": a stubborn/disobliging nature.
- Tính hắc buá của anh ấy khiến anh ấy mất nhiều bạn bè. (His stubborn nature has caused him to lose many friends.)
"chuyện hắc buá": a thorny/difficult matter.
- Đó là một chuyện hắc buá mà chúng tôi chưa biết xử lý thế nào. (That is a thorny matter that we don't know how to handle yet.)
Variants and Related Words
Hóc búa (adj): This is the more standard and commonly used variant with the same meanings: stubborn, difficult, knotty.
- Bài toán này thật hóc búa. (This math problem is really tricky.)
Cứng đầu (adj): Stubborn, pig-headed (often used for people). This is a close synonym but can be more informal.
- Đứa trẻ đó cứng đầu lắm. (That child is very pig-headed.)
Synonyms
- Bướng bỉnh: stubborn, disobedient (often for children).
- Khó tính: hard to please, difficult.
- Phức tạp: complicated, complex (for situations).
Notes on Usage
- "Hắc buá" is considered a colloquial or dialectal variation of the more standard term "hóc búa". Its usage might be regional or informal.
- The word often carries a negative connotation, describing an undesirable trait in a person or a challenging situation.
- It is primarily used as an adjective and can describe both people and abstract concepts like problems or tasks.
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