nặng mùi

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nặng mùi

Lọ mắm tôm đã nặng mùi.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Strong-smelling, fetid, pungent: Describes something that emits a powerful, often unpleasant odor that is easily noticeable from a distance. It implies an intensity of smell, which can be bad (like something rotten) or simply very potent (like a strong spice).
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • Cái thùng rác này đã nặng mùi. (This trash can is strong-smelling / fetid.)
    • Mắm tôm là một loại gia vị nặng mùi. (Shrimp paste is a pungent condiment.)
    • Căn phòng nặng mùi thuốc lá. (The room reeks of cigarette smoke.)
Advanced Usage
  • The phrase can be used metaphorically to suggest something is suspicious or has a strong negative implication.
    • Vụ làm ăn đó nặng mùi lừa đảo. (That business deal smells strongly of fraud.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Hôi (adj): Specifically means stinky, foul-smelling. It is often stronger and more negative than "nặng mùi."

    • Thịt hỏng rất hôi. (Spoiled meat is very foul-smelling.)

  • Thơm (adj): Fragrant, sweet-smelling. This is the common antonym.

    • Hoa nhài rất thơm. (Jasmine flowers are very fragrant.)
Synonyms
  • Pungent: Having a sharply strong taste or smell.
  • Rank: Having a strong, unpleasant smell.
  • Fetid: Smelling extremely unpleasant.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • Nặng mùi xã hội đen: To smell strongly of the underworld; to have clear signs of criminal involvement.
    • Nhóm người đó ăn mặc và nói chuyện nặng mùi xã hội đen. (That group dresses and talks in a way that smells strongly of the criminal underworld.)
nặng mùi

Lọ mắm tôm đã nặng mùi.

adj
  1. strong, fetid