xú khí

Một đám xú khí bốc lên từ đầm lầy.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Miasma; noxious vapor; pestilential exhalation: A foul, harmful, or poisonous atmosphere or emanation, often associated with decay, disease, or filth. It historically refers to the concept of "bad air" believed to cause illness.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Khu đầm lầy bốc lên thứ xú khí nguy hiểm. (The swamp emitted dangerous miasma.)
  • Cống rãnh không được thông tắc sẽ sinh ra xú khí. (Clogged sewers will generate noxious vapors.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily used in formal, literary, or historical contexts, often to describe an environment that is physically and morally corrupt or disease-ridden.

Variants and Related Words

• Khí độc (n): Poisonous gas; toxic fume.
  • Khí độc thoát ra từ nhà máy. (Poisonous gas escaped from the factory.)

Synonyms

• Miasma: A noxious atmosphere or influence.
• Effluvium: An unpleasant or harmful odor, secretion, or discharge.
• Pestilential air: Air carrying or causing plague or disease.

Related Idioms

• Nơi xú khí ngập tràn: A place filled with foulness/corruption.
  • Hắn sống trong một nơi xú khí ngập tràn. (He lived in a place filled with foulness.)