Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Luxurious, lavish: "xa hoa" describes something characterized by great expense, extravagance, and opulence, often to show off wealth.
   • Sumptuous, extravagant: It refers to a lifestyle, object, or event that involves spending large amounts of money on non-essential, high-quality, and often ostentatious things.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cuộc sống xa hoa của giới thượng lưu. (The luxurious lifestyle of the upper class.)
  • Cô ấy thích những bữa tiệc xa hoa. (She likes lavish parties.)
  • Lễ cưới được tổ chức một cách xa hoa. (The wedding was organized in an extravagant manner.)

Advanced Usage

• "sống xa hoa": to live a luxurious/lavish life.

  • Anh ta đã quen với việc sống xa hoa từ nhỏ. (He has been accustomed to living lavishly since childhood.)

• "xa hoa lãng phí": extravagant and wasteful.

  • Chính phủ cảnh báo về lối sống xa hoa lãng phí. (The government warned about an extravagant and wasteful lifestyle.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xa xỉ (adj): Luxurious, extravagant. (A very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "xa hoa").

  • Chiếc xe đó quá xa xỉ. (That car is too luxurious.)

• Xa hoa phù phiếm (phrase): Vain and extravagant; luxury and vanity.

  • Anh ta chạy theo những thú vui xa hoa phù phiếm. (He pursues vain and extravagant pleasures.)

Synonyms

• Lộng lẫy: Splendid, magnificent (often for appearance).
• Hoang phí: Wasteful, profligate (emphasizes the wastefulness aspect).
• Sang trọng: Classy, elegant (can be luxurious but not necessarily ostentatious or wasteful).

Related Phrases

• Đua đòi xa hoa: To compete in/show off one's luxury; to keep up with the Joneses in terms of extravagance.
  • Cô ấy không thích thói đua đòi xa hoa. (She doesn't like the habit of competing in extravagance.)

Related Idioms

• "Tiền rừng bạc bể, sống xa hoa": Having mountains of money and a sea of silver, living in luxury. (Describes someone with immense wealth who lives lavishly.)
  • Gia đình ấy tiền rừng bạc bể, sống xa hoa chẳng thiếu thứ gì. (That family has immense wealth, living in luxury and lacking nothing.)

adj

1. luxurious, lavish