Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Physically filthy or disgustingly dirty: Describes something extremely unclean, covered in grime, or repulsively soiled.
   • Morally repugnant or despicable: Describes a person's character, actions, or motives that are vile, mean-spirited, or ethically corrupt.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Physical):

  • Căn phòng này bẩn thỉu quá. (This room is absolutely filthy.)
  • Mặt nó bẩn thỉu vì mồ hôi và bụi. (His face was filthy with sweat and dust.)

• Adjective (Moral):

  • Hắn ta là một kẻ bẩn thỉu, luôn lừa dối người khác. (He is a despicable person, always deceiving others.)
  • Đó là một âm mưu chính trị bẩn thỉu. (That is a dirty political scheme.)

Advanced Usage

• Used for strong emphasis, often conveying a sense of disgust or contempt beyond the simpler word "bẩn" (dirty).
• Can describe abstract concepts like wars, tactics, or secrets that are considered morally abhorrent.
  • Những bí mật bẩn thỉu của chế độ cũ đã bị phơi bày. (The filthy secrets of the old regime were exposed.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bẩn (adj): Dirty, unclean. A more general and less intense term.

  • Tay bạn bẩn rồi. (Your hands are dirty.)

• Dơ bẩn (adj): Dirty, grimy. Often interchangeable with "bẩn thỉu" for physical dirtiness.

  • Quần áo dơ bẩn. (Dirty clothes.)

Synonyms

• Filthy: Very dirty.
• Squalid: Dirty and unpleasant, often due to poverty or neglect.
• Despicable: Deserving hatred and contempt.
• Vile: Morally reprehensible.

Related Idioms

• Bẩn thỉu như cống: As filthy as a sewer; used to emphasize extreme physical or moral filth.

  • Lời nói của hắn bẩn thỉu như cống. (His words are as filthy as a sewer.)

• Đồ bẩn thỉu!: "You filthy creature!" A common insult expressing strong moral condemnation.

adj

1. Dirty, mean
   • nhà cửa bẩn thỉu
     the house is dirty all over
   • ăn ở bẩn thỉu
     to have dirty habits
   • tâm địa bẩn thỉu
     a dirty character, a mean character
   • cuộc chiến tranh xâm lược bẩn thỉu
     a dirty war of aggression