Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Bold / Daring / Audacious: Describes a person who shows courage and a willingness to take risks, often in a way that is surprising or even reckless. It implies acting without fear of danger or negative consequences.
   • Cheeky / Impudent: Can describe behavior that is disrespectfully bold or overly familiar, showing a lack of proper respect or caution.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nó lớn gan thật, dám cãi lại sếp. (He is really bold, daring to talk back to the boss.)
  • Bọn trẻ lớn gan, đi chơi trong khu rừng cấm. (The kids are daring, playing in the forbidden forest.)
  • Anh ấy lớn gan hỏi mượn cô ấy một số tiền lớn. (He had the audacity to ask to borrow a large sum of money from her.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase can be used in a slightly admiring way for courage, but often carries a tone of criticism or surprise at someone's nerve.
  • Lớn gan thật! (How audacious!)

Variants and Related Words

• To gan (adj): A synonym meaning bold, daring, with a similar connotation.
  • Hắn ta to gan chống lại cảnh sát. (He was bold enough to resist the police.)

Synonyms

• Bold: Showing a willingness to take risks.
• Audacious: Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.
• Daring: Adventurous courage.
• Cheeky: Impolitely bold.

Related Idioms

• Lớn mật: Literally "large gallbladder," a less common synonym with the same meaning as "lớn gan," emphasizing fearlessness.
  • Tên cướp lớn mật quá! (That robber is too audacious!)