sáng quắc
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Dazzlingly shining; flashing intensely: Describes a light, reflection, or surface that shines with an exceptionally bright, sharp, and often sudden brilliance. It implies a radiant, piercing quality that can be almost blinding.
- Glinting fiercely; gleaming with intensity: Often used to describe eyes that are not just bright, but are shining with a sharp, penetrating, and powerful emotion such as anger, determination, authority, or keen intelligence.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Lưỡi gươm sáng quắc. (The sword was dazzlingly shining.)
- Mắt sáng quắc. (To have flashing / fiercely gleaming eyes.)
- Ánh đèn pha sáng quắc xuyên qua màn đêm. (The headlight's beam flashed dazzlingly through the night.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is highly evocative and literary. It is rarely used for ordinary brightness. It typically describes a brilliance that is sharp, commanding, and often carries a connotation of power, danger, or formidable presence.
- Đôi mắt của vị tướng sáng quắc nhìn về phía quân địch. (The general's eyes gleamed with fierce intensity as he looked toward the enemy.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sáng loáng (adj): Shining brightly, gleaming (often from a polished surface). It suggests a shiny, reflective quality but is generally less intense and piercing than "sáng quắc."
- Sáng chói (adj): Dazzling, blindingly bright. It emphasizes the effect of causing glare or being too bright to look at directly.
Synonyms
- Dazzling: Extremely bright, especially so as to blind the eyes temporarily.
- Flashes: Shines with a sudden, brief, and bright light.
- Glints: Gives out or reflects small flashes of light, especially with a hard, metallic quality.
- Gleams: Shines brightly, especially with reflected light, often steadily.
Related Idioms
- While "sáng quắc" itself is not commonly part of a longer idiom, its usage, especially with "mắt" (eyes), creates a powerful figurative expression.
- Mắt sáng quắc lên vì giận dữ. (His/her eyes flashed with anger.)
- Ánh nhìn sáng quắc của sự tỉnh táo. (The piercing gleam of alertness in one's gaze.)
- Dazzlingly shining, flashing
- Mắt sáng quắcTo have flashing eyes
- Lưỡi gươm sáng quắcA dazzingly shining sword