nổ bùng
Definition
- Verb:
- To burst forth; to break out suddenly and with force: Describes a sudden, violent, and often loud release of energy, emotion, or activity after a period of buildup or suppression.
- To erupt; to explode: Can describe a literal explosion or a figurative, sudden onset of an event like conflict, celebration, or applause.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tiếng vỗ tay nổ bùng trong khán phòng. (Applause burst forth in the auditorium.)
- Chiến tranh nổ bùng ở khu vực biên giới. (War broke out in the border region.)
- Quả bóng bay nổ bùng khi chạm vào gai. (The balloon burst when it touched a thorn.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe sudden, intense emotional or social phenomena.
- Sự phẫn nộ của công chúng nổ bùng sau vụ bê bối. (Public fury erupted after the scandal.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nổ (v): to explode, to detonate, to go off. A more general term for explosion.
- Pháo nổ đêm giao thừa. (Firecrackers go off on New Year's Eve.)
- Bùng nổ (v): This is a common synonym with the same word order reversed, meaning "to erupt" or "to explode."
- Dân số bùng nổ. (The population exploded.)
Synonyms
- Erupt: to burst out suddenly or violently.
- Break out: to start suddenly (often for conflicts, fires, or diseases).
- Burst out: to begin suddenly (often for sounds or emotions).
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Nổ bùng như pháo: To burst out like a firecracker; describing something very sudden and loud.
- Cuộc tranh cãi nổ bùng như pháo. (The argument erupted like a firecracker.)
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Burst, break out
