mãnh thú
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Definition
- Noun:
- Wild beast, ferocious animal: "Mãnh thú" refers to a wild, powerful, and often dangerous animal, typically a large predator. It emphasizes the creature's ferocity and strength.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Những con mãnh thú đang săn mồi trong rừng sâu. (The wild beasts are hunting prey in the deep forest.)
- Tiếng gầm của mãnh thú khiến mọi sinh vật xung quanh khiếp sợ. (The roar of the ferocious beast terrified all surrounding creatures.)
- Khu vực này bị cấm vào vì có mãnh thú nguy hiểm. (This area is off-limits because of dangerous wild beasts.)
Advanced Usage
- Literary/Figurative Use: Can be used metaphorically to describe a person with an extremely fierce, aggressive, or ruthless nature.
- Hắn ta như một con mãnh thú trên thương trường. (He is like a wild beast in the business arena.)
Variants and Related Words
- Thú dữ (noun): A more common term for "wild/ferocious animal," often interchangeable with "mãnh thú" but may sound slightly less literary.
- Dã thú (noun): Wild animal, beast (emphasizing its untamed, wilderness nature).
- Ác thú (noun): Vicious beast, evil beast (emphasizing maliciousness or evil nature).
Synonyms
- Quái thú (noun): Monster, beast (often implies a monstrous or mythical creature).
- Thú hoang (noun): Wild animal (emphasizes undomesticated state).
Related Idioms
- Nanh vuốt mãnh thú: Literally "the fangs and claws of a wild beast." Used to describe the cruel and destructive methods or tools of a powerful, aggressive entity.
- Chính sách bóc lột đó là nanh vuốt mãnh thú của chế độ cũ. (That exploitative policy was the fangs and claws of the old regime.)