đẵm máu
Definition
- Adjective:
- Blood-soaked; drenched in blood: Describes something that is thoroughly saturated or covered with a significant amount of blood.
- Bloody; sanguinary: Describes an event, situation, or action characterized by or involving much bloodshed and violence.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Chiến trường đẵm máu sau trận đánh. (The battlefield was blood-soaked after the battle.)
- Đó là một cuộc xung đột đẵm máu kéo dài nhiều năm. (That was a bloody conflict that lasted for many years.)
- Thanh kiếm của hắn đẵm máu. (His sword was drenched in blood.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "đẵm máu" is often used in literary, historical, or journalistic contexts to emphasize the severity, brutality, and tragic consequences of violent events such as wars, battles, massacres, or crimes.
Variants and Related Words
- Đẫm máu: This is a more common variant spelling of "đẵm máu" with the same meaning.
- Một trang sử đẫm máu. (A bloody page of history.)
Synonyms
- Blood-soaked: soaked with blood.
- Blood-drenched: thoroughly wet with blood.
- Gory: involving or showing violence and bloodshed.
- Sanguinary: accompanied by or involving much bloodshed.
Related Idioms
- While "đẵm máu" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, it is a strong descriptive term frequently found in phrases like:
- cuộc chiến đẵm máu (a bloody war)
- tội ác đẵm máu (a bloody crime)