bét tĩ

Anh ấy luôn xếp hạng bét tĩ trong cuộc thi chạy hàng tuần.

Definition

1. Adjective (slang, vulgar):
   • The absolute worst; the very last; the bottom of the barrel. Used to describe a person, thing, or result that is considered the lowest possible rank, the most inferior, or the ultimate failure in a derogatory and emphatic way.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nó luôn đứng bét tĩ trong lớp. (He always ranks dead last in the class.)
  • Đội bóng đó chơi dở đến mức bét tĩ. (That soccer team plays so poorly they are the absolute worst.)
  • Đây là kiểu xe bét tĩ, hỏng hóc suốt. (This is the bottom-of-the-barrel car model; it breaks down constantly.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is highly colloquial and carries a vulgar connotation. It is used for strong, often insulting, emphasis and is not suitable for formal contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Bét (adj): last, worst. A slightly less vulgar and more common shorthand.
  • Xếp hạng bét. (To be ranked last.)

Synonyms

• Dead last: the final position in a ranking.
• The absolute worst: of the poorest quality.
• The bottom of the barrel: the least desirable of all.

Related Idioms

• Bét như bét: an intensified, rhyming form meaning "the very worst imaginable."
  • Màn trình diễn hôm nay bét như bét. (Today's performance was the absolute pits.)