nanh móng
Definition
- Noun:
- Fangs and claws: Refers to the sharp, pointed teeth (fangs) and the curved, sharp nails (claws or talons) of predatory animals. It is often used to symbolize ferocity, predatory nature, or dangerous weaponry.
- Weapons / Means of attack: Used metaphorically to describe the tools, methods, or inherent capabilities that a person or group uses to attack, defend, or exert power.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Con hổ phô ra nanh móng. (The tiger bared its fangs and claws.)
- Bọn cướp sẵn sàng sử dụng nanh móng của chúng. (The robbers are ready to use their weapons [literally: fangs and claws].)
- Hắn ta đã để lộ nanh móng trong cuộc tranh luận. (He revealed his ferocity [literally: fangs and claws] during the debate.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is frequently used in a figurative sense to describe the aggressive or harmful potential of an individual, organization, or system.
- Tập đoàn đó đang giấu nanh móng thật sự. (That corporation is hiding its true predatory nature.)
Variants and Related Words
Nanh vuốt (n): A direct synonym, also meaning fangs and claws.
- Nanh vuốt của ác thú. (The fangs and claws of a beast.)
Vuốt (n): Claw, talon.
- Con đại bàng có vuốt rất sắc. (The eagle has very sharp talons.)
Nanh (n): Fang, canine tooth.
- Con rắn phóng nọc độc qua nanh. (The snake injects venom through its fangs.)
Synonyms
- Claws and fangs: The physical attributes of an animal.
- Weapons: Tools for attack or defense.
- Armament: Military weapons and equipment (metaphorical extension).
Related Idioms
Trổ nanh múa vuốt: To bare fangs and brandish claws; to act in a threatening, aggressive, or showy manner to intimidate others.
- Kẻ bắt nạt ấy chỉ trổ nanh múa vuốt trước mặt người yếu. (That bully only acts aggressively in front of the weak.)
Nanh độc móng sắc: Poisonous fangs and sharp claws; describes something or someone that is extremely dangerous and harmful.
- Tội phạm có tổ chức với nanh độc móng sắc. (Organized crime with its poisonous fangs and sharp claws.)
