Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Reckless, heedless of danger: Describes an action or attitude that shows complete disregard for personal safety or risk, often in a vulgar or crude manner. This meaning is synonymous with "bạt mạng".
   • Daring to the point of foolishness: Implies acting with extreme boldness without considering the potentially fatal consequences.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Hắn lái xe một cách bạt tử trên đường cao tốc. (He drives recklessly on the highway.)
  • Đừng có hành động bạt tử như thế, mạng sống chỉ có một. (Don't act so recklessly like that; you only have one life.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is considered vulgar and colloquial. It is used for strong emphasis on extreme recklessness, often in critical or warning contexts.
  • Cái kiểu đánh bài bạt tử ấy sớm muộn gì cũng tán gia bại sản. (That kind of reckless gambling will lead to ruin sooner or later.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bạt mạng (adj): The more standard synonym for "bạt tử", meaning reckless, heedless of life. While similar, "bạt tử" is considered coarser.
  • Tên cướp hành động bạt mạng. (The robber acted recklessly.)

Synonyms

• Liều lĩnh: Reckless, rash.
• Không sợ chết: Unafraid of death (descriptive phrase).

Notes

• Word Origin: The term is a compound from "bạt" (to sweep away, disregard) and "tử" (death), literally conveying "disregarding death".
• Register: This is a low-register, vulgar term. It is not suitable for formal writing or polite conversation. The synonym "bạt mạng" is more acceptable, though still informal.

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