êu
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Definition
Interjection:
- An exclamation expressing disgust, distaste, or strong aversion: Used to react to something perceived as dirty, foul, unpleasant, or of very poor quality.
- An exclamation similar to "Yuck!", "Ugh!", "Ew!", or "Phew!" (of disgust): It conveys a visceral reaction of revulsion.
Adjective (colloquial):
- Bad, terrible, awful, of very poor quality: Used informally to describe something as being bad, spoiled, or unsatisfactory.
Usage Examples
Interjection:
- Êu! Bẩn ơi là bẩn! (Ugh! It's so terribly dirty!)
- Êu! Món này có mùi lạ quá. (Yuck! This dish smells so strange.)
- Êu! Con gián kìa! (Ew! There's a cockroach!)
Adjective:
- Làm hỏng bài thì êu quá. (It's so bad to mess up the assignment.)
- Cái máy này chạy êu lắm. (This machine runs terribly.)
- Thời tiết hôm nay thật là êu. (The weather today is really awful.)
Advanced Usage
- Reduplicated form "Êu êu": The reduplicated form intensifies the expression of disgust or the negative quality.
- Êu êu! Căn phòng này bốc mùi khó chịu. (Ew ew! This room gives off an unpleasant smell.)
- Chất lượng sản phẩm này êu êu. (The quality of this product is terribly, terribly bad.)
Variants and Related Words
- Êu xì (interjection): A variant exclamation, often used by children or in a more playful tone to express disgust.
- Êu xì! Con sâu! (Ew! A worm!)
Synonyms
- Interjection: Ối giời ơi!, Kinh!, Tởm!, Eo ơi!, Úi!
- Adjective (colloquial): Tệ, Dở, Kém, Tồi.
Related Phrases
- "Êu như ...": As bad as ... (Used in similes for emphasis).
- Cái xe này cũ êu như đồng nát. (This car is old and as bad as scrap metal.)
Related Idioms
- "Êu như c": A very vulgar and strong idiom meaning "extremely bad" or "terrible." (Note: This idiom is highly offensive and should be used with extreme caution, if at all.)
- Dịch vụ ở đây êu như c.* (The service here is f*ing terrible.)
- (thông tục) Bloody bad
- Faugh! phew!
- Êu! Bẩn ơi là bẩn!Phew! It's teribly dirty!
- Êu êu (láy ý tăng)