bỉ báng
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Definition
- Verb:
- To defame / to slander: To speak falsely or maliciously about someone in order to damage their reputation. This is the core meaning, indicating an act of verbal attack on someone's character.
- To vilify / to disparage: To speak of someone in a harshly critical and disrespectful manner, often unjustly.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Không nên bỉ báng người khác. (One should not slander others.)
- Họ bỉ báng anh ấy là kẻ hèn nhát. (They vilified him as a coward.)
- Bị bỉ báng công khai, ông ấy quyết định kiện. (Having been publicly defamed, he decided to sue.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "bỉ báng" carries a strong negative connotation of contempt and deliberate harm. It is often used in formal or literary contexts concerning morality, honor, and reputation.
- It implies the spreading of damaging statements, not just private criticism.
Variants and Related Words
- Phỉ báng (v): A more common synonym with the same meaning: to slander, to defame.
- Hành vi phỉ báng có thể bị truy tố. (Slanderous behavior can be prosecuted.)
Synonyms
- Defame: To damage the good reputation of someone.
- Slander: To make a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
- Vilify: To speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner.
- Disparage: To regard or represent as being of little worth.
Related Idioms
- While "bỉ báng" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, the concept is central to phrases about reputation.
- Làm nhục danh dự: to dishonor / to bring shame upon one's honor. (This relates to the result of defamation.)
- (ít dùng) như phỉ báng