Definition

1. Noun:

   • Wolf: A carnivorous mammal of the dog family, typically living and hunting in packs. This is the primary and most common meaning.
   • A type of plant: A small plant with fragrant flowers, often mentioned in folk poetry.

2. Adjective:

   • Bald: Having little or no hair on the head. This is a regional/dialectal usage.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Animal):

  • Tiếng hú của con sói vang vọng trong rừng. (The howl of the wolf echoed through the forest.)
  • Bầy sói săn mồi theo đàn. (The wolf pack hunts together.)

• Noun (Plant):

  • Hương hoa sói thơm ngát cả khu vườn. (The fragrance of the sói flower filled the entire garden.)

• Adjective (Bald):

  • Ông ấy bị sói trán từ khi còn trẻ. (He has had a bald forehead since he was young.)

Advanced Usage

• "Sói già" (old wolf): Often used metaphorically to describe a very experienced, cunning, and often ruthless person.
  • Hắn là một tay buôn lậu sói già. (He is an old wolf in smuggling.)
• "Mặt sói" (wolf face): Can describe a fierce or predatory facial expression.
  • Tên cướp nhìn nạn nhân với mặt sói. (The robber looked at the victim with a wolf-like face.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chó sói: The full, more formal term for "wolf".
  • Chó sói Bắc Cực có bộ lông trắng. (The Arctic wolf has white fur.)
• Sói đồng cỏ (coyote): A specific type of wolf.
• Sói xám (gray wolf): A specific type of wolf.

Synonyms

• Lang (noun, literary/archaic): Wolf.
  • Tiếng lang tru gọi đàn. (The wolf's howl calls the pack.)
• Hói (adjective): Bald (more standard term for baldness).
  • Anh ấy bị hói đầu. (He is bald-headed.)

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• "Săn như sói": To hunt like a wolf; to be very aggressive or voracious in pursuit.
  • Đội bóng đó săn bàn như sói. (That football team hunts for goals like wolves.)

Related Idioms

• "Đuổi hùm cửa trước, rước sói cửa sau": To drive a tiger out the front door, only to let a wolf in the back door. This means to solve one problem but inadvertently create an even worse one.
  • Việc thay đổi chính sách đó chẳng khác nào đuổi hùm cửa trước rước sói cửa sau. (That policy change is like driving a tiger out the front door only to let a wolf in the back.)
• "Sói đội lốt cừu": A wolf in sheep's clothing. This describes a dangerous person pretending to be harmless.
  • Đừng tin hắn, hắn là sói đội lốt cừu đấy. (Don't trust him; he's a wolf in sheep's clothing.)

noun

1. wolf

adjective

1. bald