hồn vía
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Definition
- Noun:
- Soul, spirit, vital essence: "hồn vía" refers to the spiritual essence or vital force believed to reside in a person, often associated with consciousness and life. It is a concept related to the soul or spirit in Vietnamese folk belief.
- State of mind, composure: It can also describe a person's mental state, composure, or presence of mind, especially when startled or frightened.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tiếng nổ lớn làm tôi mất hồn vía. (The loud explosion scared me out of my wits.)
- Trong quan niệm dân gian, con người có hồn vía. (In folk belief, humans have a soul/spirit.)
- Cô ấy giật mình đến mức hồn vía lên mây. (She was so startled that her soul flew to the clouds [idiomatic for being terrified].)
Advanced Usage
- "hồn vía phiêu bạt" / "hồn vía lên mây": These are idiomatic expressions meaning to be extremely frightened, scared out of one's wits, or to have one's soul/spirit frightened away.
- Câu chuyện ma làm hồn vía tôi phiêu bạt. (The ghost story scared the living daylights out of me.)
- "giữ hồn vía": to keep one's composure, to stay calm.
- Dù sợ hãi, anh ấy vẫn cố giữ hồn vía. (Even though he was scared, he tried to keep his composure.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hồn phách (n): A near-synonym, also meaning soul, spirit, or vital essence. It is often used interchangeably with "hồn vía" in many contexts.
- Anh ta như mất hồn phách sau tai nạn. (He seemed to have lost his soul/spirit after the accident.)
- Tinh thần (n): Spirit, morale, mental state. This is a more general and common term for spirit or mind, less tied to folk belief than "hồn vía".
- Tinh thần lạc quan giúp vượt qua khó khăn. (An optimistic spirit helps overcome difficulties.)
- Vía (n): Often paired with "hồn", "vía" by itself can refer to a person's aura, vitality, or personal spiritual influence in some beliefs.
- Người ta nói trẻ con vía còn yếu. (People say young children have a weak aura/vitality.)
Synonyms
- Linh hồn (n): Soul (often with a more religious or philosophical connotation).
- Sinh khí (n): Vitality, life force.
Related Idioms
- "Hồn xiêu phách lạc": An idiom meaning to be terrified out of one's wits, utterly frightened (literally: soul adrift, spirit lost). This is a stronger and more literary variant of concepts similar to "hồn vía phiêu bạt".
- Bị lạc trong rừng đêm, nó hồn xiêu phách lạc. (Lost in the night forest, he was scared out of his wits.)
- "Mất hồn mất vía": To be scared to death, to lose one's composure completely.
- Nhìn thấy con rắn, cô ấy mất hồn mất vía. (Upon seeing the snake, she was scared to death.)
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