Definition

1. Verb:
   • To slight, to despise, to look down upon: "Bỉ" expresses the action of regarding someone or something as contemptible, worthless, or inferior. It conveys a strong sense of scorn and disdain.

Usage

• The verb "bỉ" is used to describe the act of holding someone or something in contempt. It is a formal and strong word, often used in written language or serious speech to express moral judgment.
• It is typically used with nouns referring to people, actions, or qualities deemed despicable.
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Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Những điều ham muốn ấy thật đáng bỉ. (Such desires are despicable indeed.)
  • Không nên bỉ ai cả. (One should not despise anyone.)
  • Việc làm đáng bỉ. (A contemptible action / An action that deserves to be despised.)
  • Giỏi hơn ai mà dám bỉ người ta. (Who are you to be better than others that you dare to look down on people?)

Advanced Usage

• "bỉ mặt ai": to put a slight on someone, to show contempt for someone to their face.
  • Hành động đó thật sự là bỉ mặt anh ấy. (That action was truly a slight to him.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khinh bỉ (verb): to scorn, to despise (a stronger, more common compound combining "khinh" - to disdain - and "bỉ").
  • Thái độ khinh bỉ của họ thật đáng buồn. (Their scornful attitude is truly sad.)
• Đáng bỉ (adjective phrase): despicable, contemptible.
  • Lời nói dối đó thật đáng bỉ. (That lie is truly despicable.)
• Bỉ ổi (adjective): vile, base, sordid (describes a contemptible nature or quality).
  • Những âm mưu bỉ ổi. (Vile schemes.)

Synonyms

• Khinh (verb): to disdain, to scorn (often slightly less intense than "bỉ").
• Coi thường (verb): to look down on, to disregard (more common in everyday speech).
• Miệt thị (verb): to disparage, to vilify (emphasizes insulting speech or treatment).

Related Idioms/Phrases

• "bỉ người": to despise people.
  • Kẻ kiêu ngạo hay bỉ người. (The arrogant often despise others.)

Notes

• "Bỉ" is a classical Sino-Vietnamese word (貶) and carries a formal, literary tone. In modern spoken Vietnamese, compound words like "khinh bỉ" or "coi thường" are more frequently used to express similar meanings.
• It is important to distinguish the verb "bỉ" (to despise) from the completely different, homophonous adjective "bỉ" (as in "vận bỉ" - bad luck), which has a separate etymological origin.

verb

1. To slight, to despise
   • những điều ham muốn ấy thật đáng bỉ
     such desires are despicable indeed
   • bỉ mặt ai
     to put a slight on someone, to slight someone