Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Dazzlingly bright: Describes a light that is extremely intense, vivid, and sudden, often causing a temporary visual impression or glare.
   • Blindingly bright: Refers to a flash or burst of light so strong it can momentarily impair vision.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ánh đèn pha ô tô sáng lòe trong đêm. (The car's headlights were dazzlingly bright in the night.)
  • Một tia chớp sáng lòe rồi tắt ngấm. (A lightning flash blazed brightly and then vanished.)
  • Cô ấy bật đèn pin, ánh sáng sáng lòe làm mọi người nhắm mắt. (She turned on the flashlight, the blindingly bright light made everyone close their eyes.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe not just literal light, but also metaphorical brilliance or sudden, striking visual effects.
  • Màn hình điện thoại sáng lòe trong phòng tối. (The phone screen glared in the dark room.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sáng lóa (adj): A common variant with the same meaning of dazzlingly bright.
  • Ánh sáng từ vụ nổ sáng lóa cả bầu trời. (The light from the explosion lit up the whole sky dazzlingly.)

Synonyms

• Dazzling: Extremely bright, especially so as to blind sight temporarily.
• Blinding: So bright as to obscure vision.
• Glaring: Shining with a harsh, bright light.

Related Idioms

• While "sáng lòe" itself is often used as a descriptive phrase, it can be part of expressive constructions.
  • Sáng lòe mắt: To be blinding to the eyes; to be dazzling.

    • Hàng ngàn bóng đèn sáng lòe mắt. (Thousands of lights were dazzling to the eyes.)

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