bẩn thỉu
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Physically filthy or disgustingly dirty: Describes something extremely unclean, covered in grime, or repulsively soiled.
- Morally repugnant or despicable: Describes a person's character, actions, or motives that are vile, mean-spirited, or ethically corrupt.
Usage Examples
Adjective (Physical):
- Căn phòng này bẩn thỉu quá. (This room is absolutely filthy.)
- Mặt nó bẩn thỉu vì mồ hôi và bụi. (His face was filthy with sweat and dust.)
Adjective (Moral):
- Hắn ta là một kẻ bẩn thỉu, luôn lừa dối người khác. (He is a despicable person, always deceiving others.)
- Đó là một âm mưu chính trị bẩn thỉu. (That is a dirty political scheme.)
Advanced Usage
- Used for strong emphasis, often conveying a sense of disgust or contempt beyond the simpler word "bẩn" (dirty).
- Can describe abstract concepts like wars, tactics, or secrets that are considered morally abhorrent.
- Những bí mật bẩn thỉu của chế độ cũ đã bị phơi bày. (The filthy secrets of the old regime were exposed.)
Variants and Related Words
Bẩn (adj): Dirty, unclean. A more general and less intense term.
- Tay bạn bẩn rồi. (Your hands are dirty.)
Dơ bẩn (adj): Dirty, grimy. Often interchangeable with "bẩn thỉu" for physical dirtiness.
- Quần áo dơ bẩn. (Dirty clothes.)
Synonyms
- Filthy: Very dirty.
- Squalid: Dirty and unpleasant, often due to poverty or neglect.
- Despicable: Deserving hatred and contempt.
- Vile: Morally reprehensible.
Related Idioms
Bẩn thỉu như cống: As filthy as a sewer; used to emphasize extreme physical or moral filth.
- Lời nói của hắn bẩn thỉu như cống. (His words are as filthy as a sewer.)
Đồ bẩn thỉu!: "You filthy creature!" A common insult expressing strong moral condemnation.
adj
- Dirty, mean
- nhà cửa bẩn thỉuthe house is dirty all over
- ăn ở bẩn thỉuto have dirty habits
- tâm địa bẩn thỉua dirty character, a mean character
- cuộc chiến tranh xâm lược bẩn thỉua dirty war of aggression