bố mìn
Definition
- Noun (slang, archaic):
- A kidnapper of children; a child thief: A person who steals or abducts children.
- A seducer of young girls; a womanizer: A man who deceives or charms young women into romantic or sexual relationships.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Mẹ thường dọa: "Đừng đi chơi một mình, gặp bố mìn bắt bây giờ!" (My mother often threatened: "Don't go out alone, you might meet a child kidnapper now!")
- Ông ta có tiếng là một tay bố mìn trong làng. (He had a reputation as a womanizer in the village.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is considered humorous, colloquial, and largely archaic. Its usage was more common in historical contexts or in folk warnings.
- It often carries a connotation of a sly, untrustworthy, or predatory individual.
Variants and Related Words
- Bắt cóc (v): to kidnap, to abduct.
- Cảnh sát đang truy tìm kẻ bắt cóc trẻ em. (The police are hunting for the child kidnapper.)
Synonyms
- Child kidnapper: a person who abducts children.
- Seducer: a person who entices someone into sexual activity.
- Womanizer: a man who engages in numerous casual sexual relationships with women.
Related Idioms
- Dỗ ngọt như bố mìn: To sweet-talk or coax someone deceptively, like a "bố mìn".
- Hắn dỗ ngọt như bố mìn, đừng có tin. (He sweet-talks like a seducer, don't believe him.)