què quặt
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Lame, crippled: Describes a person or animal with a physical disability affecting their ability to walk normally, typically due to an injury or defect in a leg or foot.
- Hackneyed, trite, clichéd: Describes language, ideas, or expressions that are overused and lacking in originality or freshness, making them seem stale or ineffective.
Usage Examples
Adjective (Physical disability):
- Sau tai nạn, chân anh ấy bị què quặt. (After the accident, his leg became lame.)
- Con chó què quặt vẫn trung thành đi theo chủ. (The lame dog still loyally follows its owner.)
Adjective (Overused language/ideas):
- Bài văn của cậu ấy đầy những ý tưởng què quặt. (His essay is full of hackneyed ideas.)
- Lời khen đó nghe thật què quặt và không chân thành. (That compliment sounds very trite and insincere.)
Advanced Usage
- Used metaphorically: Often used to criticize not just language, but also systems, methods, or arguments that are flawed, ineffective, or "limping" because they rely on outdated or weak foundations.
- Lập luận què quặt của anh ta không thuyết phục được ai. (His lame argument couldn't convince anyone.)
- Nền kinh tế đang phát triển với một chính sách què quặt. (The economy is developing with a flawed policy.)
Variants and Related Words
- Què (adj): The more common and shorter form meaning "lame" or "crippled." "Què quặt" can be seen as an emphatic or literary variant.
- Tật nguyền (adj/n): Disabled, handicapped. A broader and more formal term for physical disability.
- Sáo rỗng (adj): Hollow, clichéd. A close synonym for the figurative meaning related to language.
- Cũ rích (adj): Old-fashioned, antiquated. Can describe outdated ideas.
Synonyms
- Tàn tật (adj): Disabled, infirm. (For the physical meaning).
- Nhàm chán (adj): Boring, tedious. (For the figurative meaning, focusing on the effect).
- Khuôn sáo (adj): Stereotyped, formulaic. (For the figurative meaning).
Related Phrases / Idioms
- Ý tưởng què quặt: A lame/hackneyed idea.
- Lời nói què quặt: Trite/clichéd words.
- Chân què quặt: A lame/crippled leg.