bạc đãi
Definition
- Verb:
- To ill-treat: To treat someone with cruelty, unkindness, or a lack of care, often involving neglect or harsh actions.
- To slight: To treat someone with disrespect or discourtesy, showing a lack of proper regard or consideration for them.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Không nên bạc đãi người lao động. (One should not ill-treat workers.)
- Ông ấy cảm thấy bị bạc đãi khi không được mời dự cuộc họp. (He felt slighted when he was not invited to the meeting.)
- Bạc đãi trẻ em là một tội ác. (Ill-treating children is a crime.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "bạc đãi" often carries a strong moral condemnation and is used in contexts discussing ethics, human rights, or interpersonal justice. It implies a betrayal of a duty of care or basic respect.
Variants and Related Words
- Ngược đãi (v): To mistreat, to abuse. This is a stronger, more severe synonym often implying physical or psychological abuse.
- Người đó bị buộc tội ngược đãi động vật. (That person was charged with mistreating animals.)
Synonyms
- Mistreat: To treat badly or unfairly.
- Maltr eat: To treat cruelly or violently.
- Disrespect: To show a lack of respect or courtesy.
Related Idioms
- Bạc tình bạc nghĩa: To be ungrateful and treat someone poorly despite their past kindness or loyalty. This idiom expands on "bạc đãi" to include betrayal in a relationship.
- Anh ta thật bạc tình bạc nghĩa, bạc đãi vợ mình như vậy. (He is truly ungrateful, ill-treating his wife like that.)
verb
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To slight, to ill-treat