Definition

1. Adjective (Idiomatic):
   • To be extremely angry or furious: This phrase describes a state of intense anger, so severe it is metaphorically felt in one's internal organs, causing them to turn purple ("tím").
   • To be deeply anxious or worried sick: It can also express a state of extreme worry or anxiety that feels physically constricting or painful.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nghe tin đó, ông ấy tức tím ruột. (Hearing that news, he became furious.)
  • Chờ con mãi không về, bà mẹ tím ruột. (Waiting endlessly for her child to return, the mother was worried sick.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is often intensified by combining it with "bầm gan" (bruised liver) or "tức" (angry) to form "tức bầm gan tím ruột", which means to be seething with rage.
  • Vụ lừa đảo khiến nạn nhân tức bầm gan tím ruột. (The scam left the victim seething with rage.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tím gan (idiom): A direct synonym meaning "to have a purple liver," used interchangeably with "tím ruột" to express extreme anger.

Synonyms

• Furious: Full of violent or intense anger.
• Seething: Filled with intense but unexpressed anger.
• Worried sick: Extremely anxious or concerned.

Related Idioms

• Bầm gan tím ruột: To be bruised-liver purple-guts; an intensified version meaning to be utterly enraged or deeply distressed.
  • Sự bất công khiến mọi người bầm gan tím ruột. (The injustice made everyone utterly enraged.)