hổ huyệt

hổ huyệt

Những người thợ săn đã tìm thấy hổ huyệt trong khu rừng sâu.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Tiger's den: The lair or den of a tiger, a place where a tiger lives, rests, and raises its young.
    • Dangerous place, stronghold (figurative): A metaphor for a dangerous, perilous, or heavily fortified place, often the base of operations for criminals, enemies, or a source of great danger.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Những người thợ săn đã tìm thấy hổ huyệt trong khu rừng sâu. (The hunters found the tiger's den deep in the forest.)
    • Cảnh sát đã bao vây và tấn công vào hổ huyệt của băng đảng tội phạm. (The police surrounded and attacked the dangerous stronghold of the criminal gang.)
    • Đó là một hổ huyệt đầy rẫy nguy hiểm, không ai dám đến gần. (That is a perilous place full of dangers; no one dares to go near.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Vào hang cọp, phải bắt cọp con" (Idiom): Literally "Enter the tiger's den, must catch the tiger cub." This idiom, which uses the concept of a tiger's lair, means to take a great risk for a significant reward or to confront a powerful enemy directly.
  • The word is often used in literary, journalistic, or formal contexts to describe a nest of vice, a criminal hideout, or an enemy base, emphasizing its danger and impregnability.
Variants and Related Words
  • Hang ổ (n): Den, lair, hideout. A more general term for an animal's den or a criminal's hideout.
  • Sào huyệt (n): Lair, den, stronghold. A very close synonym, often used interchangeably with the figurative meaning of "hổ huyệt" to mean a secret operational base.
  • Ổ (n): Nest, den. Can be used for animals (e.g., - rat's nest) or figuratively for a gathering place of bad elements (e.g., - crime den).
Synonyms
  • Sào huyệt: Lair, den, stronghold.
  • Căn cứ địa: Base, stronghold (often for military or rebel forces).
  • Nơi nguy hiểm: Dangerous place.
Related Idioms
  • "Hổ huyệt" itself is a metaphorical idiom: When used figuratively, it functions as an idiom meaning a very dangerous place or headquarters.
  • "Vào sinh ra tử": To go through life and death situations; to undertake a very dangerous mission, which can be associated with venturing into a .