Definition

Noun: - Dogs and pigs; villains lost to the sense of human dignity (an insult): A highly derogatory term used to insult someone by comparing them to dogs and pigs, implying they are vile, brutish, and have lost all human decency.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Hắn chỉ là một tên cẩu trệ, không xứng đáng được đối xử như con người. (He is just a brute, not worthy of being treated like a human.)
  • Bọn cẩu trệ đó chỉ biết phá hoại và gây hại cho xã hội. (Those villains only know how to destroy and harm society.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is considered extremely offensive and vulgar. It is used in contexts of intense anger, contempt, or condemnation, often in literary works, heated arguments, or to describe utterly despicable characters.
• It carries a strong moral judgment, implying the target is not just bad but has descended to a bestial, sub-human level.

Variants and Related Words

• Cẩu (n): Dog. Often used in compound insults.
• Trệ (n): Pig/Swine. Often used in compound insults.
• Đồ cẩu trệ: Phrase meaning "You brute!" or "You scoundrel!", directly using the term as an insult.

Synonyms

• Đồ súc sinh: (You) beast/animal.
• Đồ vô lại: Villain, scoundrel.
• Kẻ tiểu nhân: A petty, vile person.

Notes

• Word Origin: The term is a compound of "cẩu" (dog) and "trệ" (pig), two animals traditionally viewed as lowly or filthy in Vietnamese culture, combined to create a powerful insult.
• Register: This word belongs to a very low register of language. It is almost exclusively used as a severe insult and is avoided in polite or formal conversation.

noun

1. Dogs and pigs; villains lost to the sense of human dignity (tiếng mắng)