hồn phách
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Definition
- Noun:
- Soul, vital spirit; the spiritual essence of a person: "Hồn phách" refers to the soul or the vital spirit of a human being, often conceptualized as the immaterial, animating principle that is distinct from the physical body.
- Core essence, spirit (figurative): It can also metaphorically describe the core spirit, essence, or driving force of something.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Anh ấy sợ bạt cả hồn phách. (He was frightened out of his senses.)
- Âm nhạc ấy chạm đến hồn phách của người nghe. (That music touches the soul of the listener.)
- Sau tai nạn, dường như hồn phách anh ta đã lạc mất đâu đó. (After the accident, it seemed his spirit had been lost somewhere.)
Advanced Usage
- "Hồn bay phách lạc": An idiom meaning to be utterly terrified, to be frightened out of one's wits, causing one's soul and spirit to scatter.
- Nghe tiếng nổ, nó hồn bay phách lạc. (Hearing the explosion, he was frightened out of his wits.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hồn (n): Soul, spirit. Often used interchangeably with "hồn phách" but can be slightly more common.
- giữ hồn cho thơ ca (to preserve the soul of poetry)
- Phách (n): Vital spirit, soul (often used in combination with "hồn"). Rarely used alone in modern Vietnamese outside of fixed phrases.
- Linh hồn (n): Soul, spirit (more common in religious or philosophical contexts).
- linh hồn bất tử (immortal soul)
- Tinh thần (n): Spirit, mind, morale. Refers more to mental state or attitude.
- tinh thần lạc quan (optimistic spirit)
Synonyms
- Linh hồn: Soul, spirit.
- Tâm hồn: Soul, inner self (often with emotional or poetic connotations).
Related Idioms
- "Sợ bạt hồn phách" / "Sợ bạt vía": To be scared stiff, to be terrified.
- Cảnh tượng kinh hoàng khiến mọi người sợ bạt hồn phách. (The horrifying scene frightened everyone out of their senses.)
- "Mất hồn mất phách": To be in a state of extreme fear or shock.
- Đứa trẻ mất hồn mất phách sau khi bị lạc. (The child was in a state of shock after getting lost.)
- Soul vital spirit; soul (as opposite to body)
- Sợ bạt cả hồn pháchTo be frightened out of one's senses
- Hồn bay phách lạcTo be frightened out of one's senses