bất tài đồ thơ
Definition
- Noun (derogatory):
- An incompetent scholar; a person who is poorly educated or lacks scholarly talent, specifically referring to someone with poor academic ability or low intellectual capacity.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Hắn ta chẳng qua chỉ là một bất tài đồ thơ. (He is merely an incompetent scholar.)
- Đừng nghe lời bàn của mấy tên bất tài đồ thơ ấy. (Don't listen to the advice of those incompetent scholars.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is a classical, literary insult. It is used to harshly criticize someone's lack of learning, intellect, or academic merit, often implying they are unworthy of the title "scholar" or "student."
Variants and Related Words
Bất tài (adj): Incompetent, lacking talent.
- Kẻ bất tài đó đã phá hỏng mọi việc. (That incompetent person ruined everything.)
Đồ (n, pejorative prefix): A derogatory prefix meaning "fellow" or "person," used to form insulting terms (e.g., đồ vô lại - scoundrel, đồ hèn - coward).
Synonyms
- Incompetent scholar
- Dunce
- Ignoramus
- Poor learner
Related Idioms
- Mắt to hơn bụng: Literally "eyes bigger than stomach"; used for someone who is overly ambitious but lacks the corresponding talent or capacity, which is a related concept to being .