Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cuckold: To be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner, especially referring to a wife being unfaithful to her husband, thereby making him a cuckold. The phrase is vulgar and highly colloquial, directly translating to "to plant horns on (someone)."

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy đã cắm sừng chồng mình với người hàng xóm. (She cuckolded her husband with the neighbor.)
  • Anh ta bị bạn gái cắm sừng. (He was cuckolded by his girlfriend.)
  • Hành động cắm sừng là một sự phản bội trong hôn nhân. (The act of cuckolding is a betrayal in marriage.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị cắm sừng": To be cuckolded; to be the victim of infidelity (literally: to have horns planted on oneself).

  • Sau khi phát hiện bị cắm sừng, anh ấy đã ly dị. (After discovering he was cuckolded, he got a divorce.)

• "người bị cắm sừng": A cuckold; the person (traditionally the husband) who has been betrayed.

  • Anh chàng người bị cắm sừng trong câu chuyện thật đáng thương. (The cuckold in the story is truly pitiful.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cắm (verb): To plug in, to plant, to stick into. In this idiom, it takes on the metaphorical meaning of "to plant."
• Sừng (noun): Horn. In this context, it symbolizes the mark of a betrayed spouse, drawing from a common European folk metaphor.

Synonyms

• Ngoại tình (verb): To commit adultery. (This is a more formal, general term for infidelity.)
• Phản bội (verb): To betray. (A broader term for betrayal, not specific to marital infidelity.)
• Có quan hệ ngoài luồng (phrase): To have an extramarital affair. (A descriptive, less vulgar phrase.)

Related Phrases

• Đội sừng (verb): Literally "to wear horns." A synonymous, equally vulgar phrase meaning to be a cuckold or to cuckold someone.
  • Hắn ta bị vợ đội sừng. (He was made to wear horns by his wife / He was cuckolded by his wife.)

Related Idioms

• "Treo đầu dê, bán thịt chó": Literally "Hang a goat's head, sell dog meat." This idiom means to engage in deception or fraud, presenting something as better than it is. While not identical, it shares a thematic connection of betrayal and deceit, which is central to the concept of .

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