tung hoành
Definition
- Verb:
- To act freely and dominantly; to roam unchecked: To move, operate, or behave with great freedom, power, and without restraint, often implying a wide scope of action or influence.
- To be rampant; to hold sway: To be widespread, dominant, or unconstrained in a particular area or field.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Sau chiến thắng, đoàn quân tung hoành khắp chiến trường. (After the victory, the army roamed unchecked across the battlefield.)
- Cô ấy là một tài năng có thể tung hoành trong nhiều lĩnh vực nghệ thuật. (She is a talent who can dominate in many artistic fields.)
- Nạn tham nhũng từng tung hoành ở quốc gia này. (Corruption was once rampant in this country.)
Advanced Usage
- This word often carries a connotation of powerful, sweeping, and sometimes imposing action. It is frequently used in historical, literary, or descriptive contexts to depict figures (like warriors, geniuses, or forces) exercising great freedom and power.
Variants and Related Words
- Tung hoành ngang dọc (idiomatic phrase): An emphatic form of "tung hoành," meaning to act with absolute freedom and dominance in all directions.
- Vị tướng tài ba tung hoành ngang dọc trên sa trường. (The talented general roamed absolutely freely across the battlefield.)
Synonyms
- Dominate: To have a commanding influence on.
- Roam freely: To move about without restriction.
- Rampant: Spreading unchecked.
Related Idioms
- Tung hoành bốn biển: To be active and influential across the four seas (the world); to make one's mark globally.
- Các thương nhân Việt ngày xưa từng tung hoành bốn biển. (Vietnamese merchants of old once roamed freely across the four seas.)