sôi máu
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Definition
- Adjective (idiomatic, colloquial):
- To be boiling with anger, to be furious, to be seething with rage: Describes a state of extreme anger where one feels their blood is literally boiling due to intense emotion. It implies a loss of calm and a high level of agitation.
- To be hot-blooded, to be easily provoked to anger: Can describe a person's temperament as being quick-tempered or prone to furious reactions.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Nghe tin đó, anh ta sôi máu lên. (Hearing that news, he boiled with anger.)
- Đừng có nói chuyện với nó, nó là đứa rất sôi máu. (Don't talk to him; he is a very hot-blooded guy.)
- Tôi sôi máu khi thấy hành động vô lý đó. (I was seething with rage when I saw that unreasonable action.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is often used to describe a reactive, intense emotional state rather than a prolonged disposition. It emphasizes the physical sensation of anger.
- It can be used in the structure "làm cho ai sôi máu" (to make someone's blood boil).
- Lời nói của hắn làm cho cả phòng sôi máu. (His words made everyone in the room furious.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sôi gan (adj, colloquial): Literally "liver is boiling," a synonym with identical meaning and usage to "sôi máu."
- Vụ việc khiến bà ấy sôi gan. (The incident made her furious.)
Synonyms
- Furious: Extremely angry.
- Seething: Filled with intense but often quiet anger.
- Hot-tempered: Easily angered.
- Enraged: Filled with rage.
Related Idioms
- Máu nóng: Literally "hot blood," used to describe a passionate, impulsive, or quick-tempered nature.
- Nó có tính máu nóng. (He has a hot-blooded temperament.)
- Nổi máu điên: To fly into a rage, to have a fit of anger.
- Anh ấy nổi máu điên lên và la hét. (He flew into a rage and started shouting.)
- (thông tục) như sôi gan