lộn ruột
Definition
- Adjective (idiomatic):
- Extremely angry, furious, beside oneself with rage: A figurative expression describing a state of intense anger, as if one's intestines are twisting or turning over.
- Severely irritated, exasperated: Used to convey a feeling of being deeply annoyed or frustrated to an extreme degree.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Nghe tin đó tôi tức đến lộn ruột. (Hearing that news made me furious.)
- Cư xử của anh ta khiến mọi người lộn ruột. (His behavior made everyone extremely irritated.)
- Đừng nói nữa, tôi lộn ruột rồi đây! (Stop talking, I'm beside myself with anger!)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is almost exclusively used in a figurative, emotional sense. Its literal medical meaning ("intestinal volvulus" or "twisted bowel") is very rare in everyday conversation and would require clear medical context.
Variants and Related Words
- Lộn tiết (adj): A synonymous idiom also meaning "extremely angry" (literally: "reversed blood").
- Lời nói vô lễ của nó làm bà lộn tiết. (Its impolite words made the old woman furious.)
Synonyms
- Furious: Full of violent anger.
- Exasperated: Intensely irritated and frustrated.
- Incensed: Very angry; enraged.
Related Idioms
- Tức điên lên: to be mad with anger.
- Tức sôi máu: to be boiling with anger (literally: "blood is boiling").
- Phát điên lên: to go crazy (with anger).