Definition

1. Noun (Slang):
   • A good-for-nothing person; an inept or useless individual: A derogatory term for someone considered incompetent, foolish, or lacking in ability or common sense.
   • A simpleton; an idiot: Refers to a person perceived as stupid or slow-witted.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Hắn ta đúng là một cây thịt, chẳng làm được việc gì ra hồn. (He is truly a good-for-nothing, can't do anything properly.)
  • Đừng có hỏi thằng cây thịt đó. (Don't ask that idiot.)
  • Bị lừa bởi một trò đơn giản thế, mày là cây thịt à? (Fooled by such a simple trick, are you an imbecile?)

Advanced Usage

• The term is vulgar and highly insulting. It is used in colloquial, often heated, speech to express contempt or extreme frustration with someone's perceived stupidity or incompetence. It is not used in formal writing or polite conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Đồ vô dụng (n): Useless person/thing.

  • Nó là đồ vô dụng. (He is a useless person.)

• Đồ ngu (n, vulgar): Stupid person/idiot.

  • Im đi, đồ ngu! (Shut up, you idiot!)

Synonyms

• Good-for-nothing: A person of no value or use.
• Imbecile: A stupid person.
• Simpleton: A person lacking in common sense.
• Incompetent: A person not having the necessary skills to do something successfully.

Related Idioms

• Ngu như bò: (Idiom, vulgar) As stupid as a cow; extremely foolish.

  • Giải thích mãi không hiểu, ngu như bò. (Explained forever and still doesn't understand, as stupid as a cow.)

• Đầu óc ngu si: (Phrase) A dull, stupid mind.

  • Cái đầu óc ngu si ấy chẳng nghĩ được điều gì hay. (That dull mind can't think of anything good.)

1. (thông tục) Good - for - nothing