sốt gan
Definition
- Adjective:
- Be angry and anxious: A state of being simultaneously irritated, impatient, and worried, often due to a frustrating situation. It describes a heated emotional state combining anger and anxiety.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ấy sốt gan vì chờ đợi quá lâu mà không có kết quả. (He is angry and anxious because he has been waiting too long without any result.)
- Đừng có sốt gan, mọi việc rồi sẽ ổn thôi. (Don't be so angry and anxious; everything will be fine.)
- Cô ấy sốt gan khi thấy con mình không chịu học hành. (She became angry and anxious upon seeing her child refusing to study.)
Advanced Usage
- "Sốt gan sốt ruột": An intensified phrase emphasizing extreme impatience, anxiety, and irritation.
- Chờ mãi không thấy tin tức gì, tôi sốt gan sốt ruột cả người. (Waiting forever without any news, I am utterly impatient and on edge.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sốt ruột (adj): Primarily means impatient and anxious, with less emphasis on anger. It focuses on the feeling of restless worry.
- Chờ kết quả thi khiến tôi rất sốt ruột. (Waiting for the exam results makes me very anxious.)
- Nóng gan (adj): Literally "hot liver," a more informal synonym implying quick-temperedness or irritation.
- Tức giận (adj): Means angry or furious, but does not inherently include the anxious, impatient component of "sốt gan."
Synonyms
- Bực bội (adj): Annoyed, vexed.
- Nóng nảy (adj): Hot-tempered, quick to anger.
- Lo lắng và tức giận (phrase): Worried and angry (a descriptive phrase with similar meaning).
Related Idioms
- "Nóng như lửa đốt": (Hot as if being burned by fire) - Describes a state of extreme anxiety, impatience, or anger.
- Chờ đợi phán quyết, anh ta nóng như lửa đốt. (Waiting for the verdict, he was as anxious as if on fire.)
- "Ngồi trên đống lửa": (To sit on a pile of fire) - To be in a state of extreme restlessness and anxiety.
- Chờ tin con, bà ấy như ngồi trên đống lửa. (Waiting for news of her child, she was as if sitting on a pile of fire.)
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