bỏ đời
Definition
- Verb (Thô tục):
- To die, to kick the bucket: A vulgar, slang expression meaning to die.
- (As an intensifier) Extremely, exceedingly: Used as a vulgar intensifier before an adjective to mean "very" or "extremely."
Usage Examples
Verb (To die):
- Thằng đó bị tai nạn và bỏ đời luôn. (That guy had an accident and kicked the bucket on the spot.)
- Nó nói cứ như sắp bỏ đời ấy. (He talks as if he's about to die.)
Intensifier (Extremely):
- Trời hôm nay nóng bỏ đời! (The weather is extremely hot today!)
- Bài kiểm tra đó khó bỏ đời. (That test was incredibly difficult.)
Advanced Usage
- "bỏ đời" as a vulgar exclamation/juron: Can be used as a standalone vulgar exclamation of frustration, surprise, or to curse someone, implying they deserve to die.
- Bỏ đời! Lại hỏng xe rồi. (Damn it! The car broke down again.)
- Đồ bỏ đời! (You good-for-nothing! / You deserve to die!)
Variants and Related Words
- bỏ mẹ: Has identical meanings and usage to bỏ đời. They are direct synonyms in vulgar slang.
- Chán bỏ mẹ! (Boring as hell!)
- bỏ xác: Another vulgar slang for "to die," literally "to abandon the corpse."
- Nó bỏ xác ở chiến trường. (He bought the farm on the battlefield.)
Synonyms
- Chết: To die (standard, neutral).
- Từ trần: To pass away (polite, formal).
- Qua đời: To pass away (polite).
- Tắt thở: To breathe one's last (idiomatic).
Related Phrases
- Chết bỏ đời: An emphatic, redundant vulgar phrase for "to die."
- Nó chết bỏ đời rồi. (He's dead as a doornail.)
Related Idioms
- Nóng/Chán/Giỏi/Khó... bỏ mẹ/bỏ đời: A fixed structure where bỏ đời/bỏ mẹ acts as a post-adjective intensifier.
- Anh ấy giỏi bỏ đời. (He is damn good.)
- Đồ bỏ đời: A vulgar insult meaning "worthless person" or "one who deserves to die."
- Thằng đồ bỏ đời! (You wretched guy!)
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