Definition

1. Noun:

   • Flaw, impurity: A small mark, spot, or defect that mars the purity, cleanliness, or perfection of something.
   • Blemish, stain: A physical mark or a metaphorical taint on character or reputation.

2. Adjective:

   • Soiled, tainted, stained: Describing something that is marked, dirtied, or morally compromised.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Gương xấu có nhiều bợn. (It was a poor-quality mirror with many flaws.)
  • Nước trong không chút bợn. (The water was clear, without a single impurity.)

• Adjective:

  • Nhà rất sạch, không bợn chút rác. (The house was very clean, not soiled by a single bit of garbage.)
  • Lòng công minh, không bợn chút tư tình. (His fairness was not tainted by any partiality.)

Advanced Usage

• Used abstractly to describe a lack of mental worry or preoccupation.
  • Óc thanh thản không bợn gì. (A peaceful mind that is preoccupied with nothing.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vết bợn (n): A stain, a spot of dirt.
• Bợn nhơ (n): A stain or blemish, often moral; disgrace.

Synonyms

• Noun: Flaw, impurity, blemish, stain, speck, taint.
• Adjective: Soiled, stained, tainted, sullied, dirty.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Không một chút bợn: Without a single flaw/taint; completely pure or clean.
  • Tấm lòng trong sáng không một chút bợn. (A heart that is pure without a single taint.)

noun

1. Flaw, impurity
   • gương xấu có nhiều bợn
     a looking-glass of an indifferent kind with many flaws
   • nước trong không chút bợn
     the water was pure, free of impurities

adj

1. Soiled, tainted
   • nhà rất sạch, không bợn chút rác
     the house was very clean, not soiled by a single bit of garbage; the house was spotless clean
   • lòng công minh, không bợn chút tư tình
     his fairness was not tainted by any partiality