Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a high temperature; hot; warm: Refers to an object, substance, or environment with a temperature higher than normal body temperature or ambient temperature.
   • Freshly prepared and still hot: Describes food or drinks that have been recently cooked or heated and are still at a high temperature.
   • Hot-tempered; quick-tempered: Describes a person who is easily angered or becomes impatient quickly.
   • Eager; impatient: Describes a state of anxious desire or urgency for something to happen or be obtained.
   • Urgent (financial): Describes a need for immediate funds, often in a financial context.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Trời hôm nay rất nóng. (The weather is very hot today.)
  • Hãy uống trà nóng. (Please drink hot tea.)
  • Anh ấy có tính nóng. (He has a hot temper.)
  • Cô ấy nóng lòng chờ kết quả. (She is eagerly awaiting the results.)
  • Công ty cần một khoản vay nóng. (The company needs an urgent loan.)

Advanced Usage

• "nóng mặt": to feel embarrassed or ashamed; to lose face.

  • Anh ta nóng mặt vì bị phát hiện nói dối. (He was embarrassed because he was caught lying.)

• "nóng ruột": to feel anxious, worried, or restless.

  • Tôi nóng ruột chờ tin tức từ bác sĩ. (I am anxiously waiting for news from the doctor.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nóng nảy (adj): hot-tempered, irritable.

  • Đừng nóng nảy như vậy. (Don't be so irritable.)

• Nóng bức (adj): oppressively hot, sweltering (usually for weather).

  • Thời tiết mùa hè thật nóng bức. (Summer weather is truly sweltering.)

• Hâm nóng (v): to reheat, to warm up.

  • Cô ấy hâm nóng lại thức ăn. (She reheated the food.)

Synonyms

• Hot: having a high temperature.
• Warm: having a moderate degree of heat.
• Fiery: having a passionate or quick temper.
• Eager: keenly impatient or desirous.
• Urgent: requiring immediate action.

Related Idioms

• Nóng như lửa: as hot as fire; extremely hot.

  • Cái nồi này nóng như lửa. (This pot is as hot as fire.)

• Nóng lòng nóng ruột: to be very impatient and anxious.

  • Các cổ động viên nóng lòng nóng ruột chờ trận đấu bắt đầu. (The fans were very impatient and anxious for the match to start.)

• Tiền nóng: hot money; urgent loan or money obtained quickly, often at high interest.

  • Anh ta phải vay tiền nóng để giải quyết khủng hoảng. (He had to take out a hot money loan to resolve the crisis.)

adj

1. hot; warm; fervet
   • nước nóng
     hot water

adj

1. hot-tempered; quick tempered