bạo phổi

Thân thiện

Một người đàn ông lái xe máy vượt ẩu qua ngã tư đông đúc, thật là bạo phổi.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Audacious, daring, or bold in actions and speech: Describes a person who acts or speaks with excessive boldness, often to the point of being reckless or foolhardy.
   • Cool, gutsy (in a specific, often risky, context): Used to describe an action that shows nerve or a surprising level of boldness.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ăn nói bạo phổi. (To be audacious in speech.)
  • Anh ta làm việc đó kể cũng bạo phổi. (It was rather cool/gutsy of him to do that.)
  • Hành động bạo phổi của tên trộm đã khiến mọi người kinh ngạc. (The thief's audacious action left everyone astonished.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a slightly vulgar or colloquial nuance, implying a boldness that disregards normal caution or social norms. It can be used with a tone of reluctant admiration for someone's nerve.
  • Tôi không ngờ cô ấy dám nói thẳng với sếp, thật là bạo phổi! (I didn't expect her to dare to speak frankly to the boss; that's really gutsy!)

Variants and Related Words

• Bạo gan (adj): Bold, daring (often used interchangeably with , but is more common and slightly less colloquial).
  • Anh ấy rất bạo gan khi đầu tư số tiền lớn như vậy. (He was very bold to invest such a large amount of money.)

Synonyms

• Liều lĩnh: Reckless, rash.
• Táo bạo: Daring, bold (can be positive or negative).
• Cả gan: Having the gall/nerve (often used disapprovingly).

Related Idioms/Phrases

• "Bạo phổi bạo mồm": An intensified phrase emphasizing being audacious both in deeds () and in words ().
  • Hắn ta nổi tiếng là kẻ bạo phổi bạo mồm. (He is notorious for being audacious in both action and speech.)

Học thuật

adj

1. Audacious in deeds and words
   • ăn nói bạo phổi
     to be audacious in speech
   • anh ta làm việc đó kể cũng bạo phổi
     it was rather cool of him to do that