Definition

Noun: - The focal point of an attack; the main target of criticism or assault: Refers to the specific point or target that an attack, criticism, or offensive action is concentrated on and directed towards.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bài báo đó đã chĩa mũi giùi vào những chính sách bất công của chính phủ. (That article directed its focus [of attack] at the government's unjust policies.)
  • Trong cuộc tranh luận, mũi giùi của đối thủ luôn nhắm vào điểm yếu nhất của anh ấy. (During the debate, the opponent's focus [of attack] was always aimed at his weakest point.)

Advanced Usage

• "chĩa mũi giùi vào": to direct the focus of an attack/criticism towards (someone/something).
  • Nhà điều tra đang chĩa mũi giùi vào nghi phạm chính. (The investigator is directing the focus [of the investigation/attack] at the main suspect.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giùi (n): (Archaic) A pointed tool, like an awl or a chisel, used for piercing or engraving. This is the root word, with "mũi giùi" being a metaphorical extension meaning the "point" of an attack.
• Trọng tâm (n): Center, focus, core (a more general synonym, without the aggressive connotation).
• Điểm tập trung (n): Focal point, concentration point (a neutral term).

Synonyms

• Điểm then chốt: Key point, crucial point.
• Mục tiêu công kích: Target of attack.
• Tâm điểm chỉ trích: Center of criticism.

Related Phrases

• Nhắm vào mũi giùi: To aim at the focal point (of attack).
  • Chiến dịch quảng cáo nhắm vào mũi giùi là sự thiếu tiện ích của sản phẩm cạnh tranh. (The advertising campaign aims its focus [of attack] at the lack of convenience in the competing product.)

Related Idioms

• (Không commonly used as a standalone idiom. The term "mũi giùi" itself is a metaphorical idiom derived from a tool.)

1. Point where an attack is focussed, focus (of an attack)