bất can
Definition
- Adjective:
- Irrelevant; not involved; having no bearing on the matter: Describes something or someone that is unrelated, not a party to, or not affected by a particular situation, issue, or consequence.
- Not one's concern; none of one's business: Indicates that a matter is of no personal relevance or responsibility.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Chuyện đó bất can đến tôi. (That matter is irrelevant to me / That is none of my business.)
- Phán quyết của tòa án bất can đến công ty chúng tôi vì chúng tôi không liên quan. (The court's ruling is irrelevant to our company because we are not involved.)
- Anh đừng lo, việc này bất can đến anh. (Don't worry, this matter does not concern you.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is formal and literary. In modern, everyday spoken Vietnamese, phrases like "không liên quan" (unrelated), "không dính dáng" (not involved), or "không phải việc của" (not the business of) are more commonly used.
Variants and Related Words
- Vô can (adj): Innocent; not guilty; not involved in a wrongdoing. While "bất can" means irrelevant, "vô can" specifically denotes innocence in a legal or moral context.
- Bị cáo được chứng minh là vô can. (The defendant was proven innocent.)
Synonyms
- Irrelevant: Not connected with or pertinent to the matter at hand.
- Uninvolved: Not participating or connected to a situation.
- Not concerned: Not affected by or interested in.
Related Idioms
- Đứng ngoài cuộc: To stand outside the affair; to remain uninvolved or neutral.
- Trong cuộc tranh cãi đó, tôi quyết định đứng ngoài cuộc. (In that argument, I decided to remain uninvolved.)