bằng thừa

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Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Useless, of no use; serving no purpose: Describes something that has no practical value or effectiveness, or is pointless.
    • Superfluous, redundant: Describes something that is unnecessary because it is more than what is needed or because it duplicates something else.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • Nói với cậu ấy cũng bằng thừa. (It's no use talking to him. / Talking to him is useless.)
    • Tư tưởng không lành mạnh thì tài năng cũng bằng thừa. (If one's thinking is unhealthy, then talent is also useless.)
    • Những lời giải thích đó hoàn toàn bằng thừa. (Those explanations are completely superfluous.)
Advanced Usage
  • "cũng bằng thừa": A common phrase meaning "it's also useless/it's no use anyway". It emphasizes the futility of an action or the uselessness of an object in a given context.
    • Anh lo lắng cũng bằng thừa, mọi việc đã an bài rồi. (Your worrying is useless anyway; everything has been settled.)
  • Used to express that an effort is wasted because the desired outcome is impossible or the situation is unchangeable.
Variants and Related Words
  • Vô ích (adj): Useless, futile. (A direct synonym, often interchangeable with in many contexts.)
  • Thừa (adj): Excess, surplus, extra. (The core meaning of "excess" is contained within .)
  • Vô dụng (adj): Useless, good-for-nothing. (Can be stronger and more direct than .)
Synonyms
  • Vô ích: Useless, futile.
  • Vô tác dụng: Ineffective, having no effect.
  • Thừa thãi: Superfluous, excessive.
Related Phrases
  • Công cốc: In vain, for nothing. (Often used for efforts that yield no result, similar to but focusing on the fruitlessness of the action itself.)
  • Như không: As if nothing, to no avail. (Highlights that something had no impact or effect.)
Related Idioms
  • Nước đổ đầu vịt: Like water off a duck's back. (Used to describe advice or criticism that has no effect on someone, closely related to the concept of uselessness in .)
    • Khuyên nó mãi mà chẳng nghe, đúng là nước đổ đầu vịt, bằng thừa. (I've advised him forever but he doesn't listen; it's like water off a duck's back, completely useless.)
  1. Useless, of no use; superfluous
    • Nói với cậu ấy cũng bằng thừa
      It's no use talking to him