đủ điều

Thân thiện

Ông cụ ấy sống trải đời, ăn nói đủ điều.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Worldly-wise; knowledgeable from extensive experience: Describes a person, typically an adult, who has seen and experienced much of the world, making them shrewd, savvy, or a know-all.
   • Precocious; forward (in knowledge): Describes a child who displays knowledge, understanding, or behavior considered advanced for their age.
   • To perfection; complete in every respect: Describes a state or quality that is fulfilled perfectly or thoroughly.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (worldly-wise):
  • Ông ta đã đi du lịch nhiều nước nên thật đủ điều. (He has been to many countries, so he is a man of the world.)
• Adjective (to perfection):
  • Hiếu nghĩa đủ điều. (To be pious and righteous to perfection.)
• Adjective (precocious):
  • Thằng bé mới lên ba tuổi mà đã đủ điều. (That three-year-old boy is very forward [knows already a lot of things].)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a nuanced tone. When describing an adult, it can imply a slightly negative connotation of being a "know-it-all" or overly slick. When describing a child, it mixes admiration for precocity with a hint of surprise or amusement.

Variants and Related Words

• Đủ đầy (adj): ample, plentiful, complete (often for material things or abstract qualities like happiness).
• Điều (n): matter, affair, point. The phrase "đủ điều" literally suggests being "sufficient in all matters."

Synonyms

• Worldly-wise: experienced, savvy, sophisticated.
• Precocious: advanced, forward, mature beyond one's years.
• To perfection: thoroughly, completely, perfectly.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Đủ mọi điều: all sorts of things; every kind of matter. This variant emphasizes variety and abundance.
  • Nó biết đủ mọi điều. (He knows all sorts of things.)
• Đủ điều kiện: to meet the conditions/requirements. (Note: This is a common compound phrase listed separately as per instruction).
  • Ứng viên đó đủ điều kiện cho công việc. (That candidate meets the requirements for the job.)

Học thuật

1. Of a man of the world, of a know-all
   • Ông ta đã đi du lịch nhiều nước nên thật đủ điều
     He has been to many countries, so he is a man of the world
2. To perfection
   • Hiếu nghĩa đủ điều
     To be pious and righteous to perfection
3. Perfectious, forward (in knowledge)(nói về trẻ em)
   • Thằng bé mới lên ba tuổi mà đã đủ điều
     That three-years-old boy is very forward (knows alrealy a lot of things)