hổ tướng
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Definition
- Noun:
- A brave and strong general: "Hổ tướng" refers to a military commander who is exceptionally courageous, fierce, and powerful, likened to a tiger (hổ). This term is often used in historical or literary contexts to describe legendary or highly respected generals.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trần Hưng Đạo là một vị hổ tướng của dân tộc Việt Nam. (Trần Hưng Đạo was a brave and strong general of the Vietnamese nation.)
- Câu chuyện kể về vị hổ tướng đã một mình chống lại cả đội quân. (The story tells of the brave general who single-handedly fought against an entire army.)
Advanced Usage
- "Hổ tướng" is primarily a literary and historical term. In modern Vietnamese, it is not commonly used in everyday conversation but appears in historical novels, films, or when praising someone's exceptional leadership and bravery in a metaphorical, elevated style.
- Ông ấy được mệnh danh là hổ tướng của ngành công nghiệp. (He is hailed as the tiger-general of the industry.) Note: This is a metaphorical, modern extension of the term.
Variants and Related Words
- Dũng tướng (noun): A brave general. This is a close synonym but may not carry the same connotation of raw, tiger-like fierceness as "hổ tướng."
- Hùm thiêng (noun): Sacred tiger; a poetic term sometimes used similarly to refer to a revered and fierce warrior or leader.
Synonyms
- Dũng tướng: Brave general.
- Danh tướng: Famous general.
- Lão tướng: Veteran general (emphasizes experience).
Related Phrases
- Tướng hổ, binh hùng: (Idiomatic) "Generals like tigers, soldiers like heroes." This phrase describes an army with exceptionally brave leaders and troops.
- Đội quân ấy thật đúng là tướng hổ, binh hùng. (That army truly has generals like tigers and soldiers like heroes.)
Related Idioms
- Hổ tướng xuất chinh: (Idiomatic) "The tiger-general goes to war." This evokes an image of a mighty general leading troops into battle.
- Khí thế của vị hổ tướng xuất chinh khiến quân địch khiếp sợ. (The momentum of the tiger-general going to war frightened the enemy troops.)
- Brave and strong general