nực mùi
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a strong, pervasive, and often unpleasant smell: Describes a space, object, or atmosphere that is saturated with a distinct, potent odor that fills the air.
- Reeking of: Implies being heavily impregnated with a smell, typically one that is overpowering or stale.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Căn phòng nhỏ nực mùi mồ hôi. (The small room reeked of sweat.)
- Quần áo nực mùi khói thuốc sau buổi tiệc. (The clothes were saturated with the smell of cigarette smoke after the party.)
- Nhà bếp nực mùi dầu mỡ. (The kitchen was heavy with the smell of grease.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "nực mùi" often carries a negative connotation, describing smells that are stuffy, overwhelming, or unpleasant due to being confined and concentrated in a space.
Variants and Related Words
Bốc mùi (v): to emit a smell, often a bad one; to start to smell.
- Thùng rác bắt đầu bốc mùi. (The trash can started to smell.)
Nồng nặc (adj): pungent, acrid; describing a very strong and sharp smell.
- Mùi thuốc súng nồng nặc trong không khí. (The smell of gunpowder was acrid in the air.)
Synonyms
- Stuffy: (of air) stale and smelling unpleasant.
- Foul-smelling: having a very unpleasant smell.
- Rank: having a strong and unpleasant smell.
Related Idioms
- Nực cười: (lit. "stifling laugh") ridiculous, laughable to the point of absurdity.
- Tình huống đó thật nực cười. (That situation was utterly ridiculous.)
- Note: This idiom shares the root "nực" but relates to feeling, not smell.