nóng tính
Definition
- Adjective:
- Hot-tempered: The primary meaning describes a person who becomes angry or irritable very easily and quickly. It refers to a short temper or a low tolerance for frustration.
- Short-fused: Having a tendency to react with immediate anger or impatience.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ấy rất nóng tính. (He is very hot-tempered.)
- Đừng nóng tính như vậy! (Don't be so short-fused!)
- Sếp của tôi nóng tính nhưng rất công bằng. (My boss is hot-tempered but very fair.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase can be used to describe a temporary state or a permanent character trait.
- Cô ấy chỉ nóng tính khi bị áp lực. (She is only hot-tempered when under pressure.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tính nóng nảy (n): A noun phrase meaning "hot temper" or "irritable nature."
- Tính nóng nảy của anh ấy gây ra nhiều vấn đề. (His hot temper causes many problems.)
Synonyms
- Irritable: Easily annoyed or provoked.
- Short-tempered: Quick to lose patience or become angry.
- Hot-headed: Impulsive and easily angered.
Related Idioms
Nóng như lửa: Literally "hot as fire," used to describe someone in a state of extreme anger.
- Nghe tin đó, ông ấy nóng như lửa. (Hearing that news, he was furious/hot as fire.)
Giận cá chém thớt: Literally "angry at the fish, chops the cutting board," meaning to take out one's anger on an innocent party or object. This idiom often describes an action resulting from being "nóng tính."
- Anh ta nóng tính, giận cá chém thớt, la mắng nhân viên vô cớ. (He is hot-tempered, taking his anger out on the staff by yelling at them for no reason.)