Definition

1. Verb:
   • To despise, to scorn, to look down upon: To regard someone or something as unworthy, inferior, or with strong contempt.
   • To disdain: To consider something or someone as not deserving one's respect or attention.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy coi khinh những kẻ hèn nhát. (He despises cowards.)
  • Cô ấy bị coi khinh vì những hành động không trung thực của mình. (She is scorned for her dishonest actions.)
  • Đừng bao giờ coi khinh người khác. (Never look down upon others.)

Advanced Usage

• "coi khinh thường": An emphatic form meaning "to utterly despise" or "to hold in the utmost contempt."

  • Họ coi khinh thường những kẻ phản bội. (They utterly despise traitors.)

• "thái độ coi khinh": A contemptuous attitude.

  • Anh ta đáp lại bằng một thái độ coi khinh. (He responded with a contemptuous attitude.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khinh (verb/adj): To despise; contemptuous. Often used in compound words.

  • Khinh bỉ (verb): To despise, to hold in contempt. (A stronger, more formal synonym).
  • Khinh thường (verb): To scorn, to disdain. (Very close synonym).
  • Khinh miệt (verb): To scorn, to treat with scornful contempt.

• Coi rẻ (verb): To look down on, to belittle. (A close synonym, slightly less intense).

• Coi thường (verb): To disregard, to consider unimportant. (Can imply contempt but often focuses on ignoring or not valuing).

Synonyms

• Khinh bỉ: To despise, to hold in contempt.
• Khinh thường: To scorn, to disdain.
• Miệt thị: To insult, to disparage (often publicly).
• Xem thường: To look down on, to underestimate.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Coi khinh ai/điều gì: To despise someone/something. (This is the standard construction).
  • Cô ấy coi khinh sự giả dối. (She despises hypocrisy.)

Related Idioms

• Coi người như rơm rác: To treat people like dirt/trash. (Implies extreme contempt and disrespect).

  • Kẻ kiêu ngạo ấy coi người như rơm rác. (That arrogant person treats others like dirt.)

• Coi trời bằng vung: To be extremely arrogant, to think one is above everything (literally: to consider the sky as small as a pot lid). (This idiom describes an attitude from which contempt for others stems).

  • Hắn ta coi trời bằng vung nên chẳng coi ai ra gì. (He is so arrogant that he doesn't think anyone is worth anything.)