bị bẹt
Definitions
- Adjective:
- Flattened, crushed, or squashed: Describes an object that has lost its original three-dimensional shape due to pressure or impact, becoming flat or deformed.
- (Vulgar, figurative) Incompetent, useless, a good-for-nothing: A derogatory slang term for a person considered utterly incapable, ineffective, or worthless.
Usage Examples
- Adjective (Literal - describing an object):
- Quả bóng bị bẹt mất rồi. (The ball is completely flat/deflated.)
- Chiếc hộp bị bẹt sau khi bị xe đè lên. (The box was flattened after a car ran over it.)
- Adjective (Figurative, vulgar - describing a person):
- Nó chẳng làm được trò trống gì, đúng là đồ bị bẹt! (He can't do anything right, what a useless idiot!)
- Đừng có giao việc cho thằng bị bẹt ấy. (Don't assign the task to that incompetent fool.)
Advanced Usage
- "bẹt dí": An intensified, even more vulgar form emphasizing complete flattening or worthlessness.
- Cái lon bị bẹt dí dưới bánh xe. (The can was completely crushed flat under the wheel.)
- Thằng cha bị bẹt dí, chả ra thể thống gì. (That guy is a total loser, good for nothing.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bẹp: (Adjective) Synonymous with "bị bẹt" in the literal sense of being flattened. Less commonly used in the vulgar figurative sense.
- Bánh mì bị bẹp. (The bread is squashed.)
- Bẹt: Can be used as a stative verb or resultative adjective.
- Làm bẹt nó ra! (Flatten/Crush it!)
- Dẹt: (Adjective) Flat, having a flat surface. Describes an inherent flat shape rather than a deformed one.
- Cái đĩa dẹt. (The plate is flat.)
Synonyms
- Literally: Dẹt lép, móp méo (dented, misshapen).
- Figuratively (vulgar): Vô dụng, bất tài, đồ bỏ đi (useless, incompetent, good-for-nothing).
Related Phrases/Idioms
- "Bị đánh bẹp": To be soundly defeated, crushed (in competition, argument).
- Đội bóng của họ bị đánh bẹp với tỉ số 5-0. (Their football team was crushed with a score of 5-0.)
- "Nói bẹt": To speak bluntly, directly, or to state the obvious flatly.
- Tôi nói bẹt ra là anh không có cửa thắng. (I'll say it flatly: you have no chance of winning.)