Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Blind: Lacking the sense of sight; unable to see. This is the direct and primary meaning.
   • Figuratively blind / Ignorant: Willfully unaware or lacking understanding, insight, or judgment in a particular matter.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau tai nạn, ông cụ bị đui mù. (After the accident, the old man became blind.)
  • Không nên đui mù trước sự thật. (One should not be blind to the truth.)
  • Hắn đui mù về tình cảm của cô ấy. (He is blind to her feelings.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "đui mù" is often used in a stronger, more critical, or harsher tone than the more standard word "mù". It can imply a deeper level of incapacity or willful ignorance.

Variants and Related Words

• Mù (adj): Blind. This is the more common and neutral term.

  • Trung tâm hỗ trợ người mù. (A center supporting the blind.)

• Mù quáng (adj): Blindly, fanatically. Refers to following something without reason or judgment.

  • Sự trung thành mù quáng. (Blind loyalty.)

Synonyms

• Blind: Lacking sight.
• Sightless: Unable to see.
• Unseeing: Not perceiving visually or metaphorically.
• Ignorant: Lacking knowledge.

Related Idioms

• Đui mù quáng dại: To be utterly blind and foolish; acting with complete lack of sense or awareness.
  • Hành động đó thật đui mù quáng dại. (That action was utterly blind and foolish.)

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