truân hiểm
Definition
- Adjective:
- Full of hardships and dangers: Describes a situation, journey, or period of life that is extremely difficult, arduous, and fraught with peril.
- Perilous and arduous: Conveys a sense of both severe difficulty and significant risk.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cuộc hành trình vượt núi đầy truân hiểm. (The mountain-crossing journey was full of hardships and dangers.)
- Họ đã trải qua một thời kỳ truân hiểm. (They went through a perilous and arduous period.)
Advanced Usage
- The word truân hiểm is literary and formal. It is often used in written narratives, historical texts, or formal speeches to describe epic struggles or formidable challenges.
- Câu chuyện kể về những năm tháng truân hiểm của dân tộc. (The story tells of the nation's perilous and arduous years.)
Variants and Related Words
- Gian truân (adj): arduous, full of hardship. This is a more common component of truân hiểm.
- Hiểm nguy (adj/n): dangerous, perilous. This is another component of truân hiểm.
Synonyms
- Arduous and perilous: Involving great effort and danger.
- Hazardous: Risky and dangerous.
- Formidable: Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively powerful, intense, or difficult.
Related Idioms
- Truân chuyên: This related term emphasizes a life or path marked by repeated hardships and vicissitudes.
- Số phận truân chuyên. (A fate marked by tribulations.)