cà khổ

Thân thiện

Cái xe đạp này cũ kỹ và cà khổ quá, không thể sửa được nữa.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Trashy, gimcrack, worthless: Describes something of extremely poor quality, cheaply made, and without value.
   • In a very bad state; lamentable; abominable: Refers to something that is in a terrible condition, pitiful, or shockingly bad.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Bộ quần áo cà khổ. (A trashy suit of clothes.)
  • Đồ đạc trong căn nhà ấy trông thật cà khổ. (The furniture in that house looks absolutely gimcrack.)
  • Chiếc xe cà khổ đó không đáng tiền. (That worthless car isn't worth the money.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "cà khổ" is considered vulgar or very colloquial. It expresses strong contempt or disappointment toward the poor quality or state of an object.

Variants and Related Words

• Tồi tàn (adj): Wretched, miserable (often for condition or state).
• Vô giá trị (adj): Worthless, valueless.

Synonyms

• Shoddy: Poorly made and using low-quality materials.
• Junky: Resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap and flimsy.
• Lamentable: Deserving criticism; very bad in quality or condition.

Related Idioms

• While "cà khổ" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, it is used in exclamatory phrases to express disgust.
  • Đồ cà khổ! (This trashy stuff!/What junk!)

Học thuật

adj

1. Trashy, gimcrack, worthless, of bad quality