đâm khùng
Definition
- Verb (colloquial):
- To suddenly become angry or fly into a rage: To have a sudden, intense outburst of anger, often perceived as irrational or extreme.
- To go crazy (with anger): To lose one's temper violently or behave in an uncontrollably furious manner.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nghe tin đó, anh ta đâm khùng lên. (Hearing that news, he flew into a rage.)
- Đừng nói nữa, bố mày đâm khùng bây giờ. (Stop talking, or my dad will go crazy with anger.)
- Cô ấy đâm khùng khi thấy phòng bừa bộn. (She suddenly became furious when she saw the messy room.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often describes a reaction that is sudden () and intense, crossing into irrational anger (). It implies a loss of self-control.
Variants and Related Words
Nổi khùng (v): a very close synonym, also meaning to flare up in anger.
- Ông chủ nổi khùng với nhân viên. (The boss flared up at the employee.)
Phát điên (v): to go mad/crazy, which can be used for anger but also for other types of insanity.
- Áp lực khiến anh ấy gần như phát điên. (The pressure made him almost go crazy.)
Synonyms
- Fly into a rage: to suddenly become very angry.
- Flip one's lid (idiomatic): to lose one's temper suddenly.
- Go berserk: to become uncontrollably angry or violent.
Related Idioms
Nổi máu điên: to have a fit of rage (literally, "the crazy blood rises").
- Hắn nổi máu điên và đập vỡ mọi thứ. (He had a fit of rage and smashed everything.)
Nổi cơn thịnh nộ: to fly into a fury (more formal).
- Vị vua nổi cơn thịnh nộ với kẻ phản bội. (The king flew into a fury with the traitor.)