nguy ngập
Definition
- Adjective:
- Critical; perilous; extremely dangerous: Describes a situation that is very serious, grave, and fraught with imminent danger or collapse.
- Dire; desperate: Indicates a state of severe difficulty or distress where the outcome is highly uncertain and likely negative.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tình hình tài chính của công ty đang rất nguy ngập. (The company's financial situation is very critical.)
- Sau trận lũ, nhiều khu vực rơi vào tình trạng nguy ngập. (After the flood, many areas fell into a dire state.)
- Sức khỏe của bệnh nhân đã trở nên nguy ngập. (The patient's health has become perilous.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in formal or literary contexts to describe political, military, economic, or health-related crises. It emphasizes a high level of severity beyond mere difficulty.
Variants and Related Words
Nguy cấp (adj): urgent, critical, emergency. Often used interchangeably with "nguy ngập," though "nguy cấp" can sometimes imply a more immediate time pressure.
- Tình trạng nguy cấp cần được xử lý ngay. (The critical condition needs to be handled immediately.)
Nguy nan (adj): dangerous, perilous. Focuses more on the presence of danger itself.
- Một hành trình đầy nguy nan. (A journey full of perils.)
Synonyms
- Critical: of the greatest importance to the outcome of a crisis.
- Perilous: full of danger or risk.
- Dire: extremely serious or urgent.
- Desperate: extremely serious or dangerous.
Related Idioms
- Thế nguy ngập: a perilous/critical situation.
- Quân đội rơi vào thế nguy ngập. (The army found itself in a critical situation.)