sôi gan
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Foam with rage, be boiling with anger: "sôi gan" describes a state of extreme anger, where one feels as if their internal organs (specifically the liver, "gan") are boiling. It indicates intense fury or wrath.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Nghe tin đó, anh ấy sôi gan lên. (Hearing that news, he foamed with rage.)
- Tôi sôi gan khi thấy hành vi vô lý của họ. (I was boiling with anger when I saw their unreasonable behavior.)
Advanced Usage
- "làm cho ai sôi gan": to make someone foam with rage.
- Lời nói thiếu tôn trọng của hắn làm cho mọi người sôi gan. (His disrespectful words made everyone foam with rage.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sôi máu (adj): Another vivid idiom meaning "to have boiling blood," also used to describe extreme anger. It is very similar in meaning and usage to "sôi gan."
- Hành động phản bội đó khiến tôi sôi máu. (That act of betrayal made my blood boil.)
Synonyms
- Phát cáu: to get angry, to lose one's temper (less intense).
- Tức giận: to be angry, indignant.
- Giận sôi người: to be so angry one "boils over" (a synonymous idiom emphasizing the whole body).
Notes on Usage
- Register: "Sôi gan" is an informal, colloquial expression. It is highly vivid and emotional, suitable for spoken language or informal writing to emphasize strong feelings.
- Literal vs. Figurative: The phrase is figurative. It uses the image of a boiling liver ("gan") to metaphorically represent intense, simmering anger. It does not describe a physical medical condition.