Definition

1. Noun:
   • Obscene language, lewd speech: Words, phrases, or expressions that are sexually explicit, vulgar, or indecent. This term refers specifically to spoken language of a pornographic or licentious nature.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ta bị khiển trách vì sử dụng dâm ngôn ở nơi công cộng. (He was reprimanded for using obscene language in public.)
  • Cuốn sách đó chứa đầy dâm ngôn và không phù hợp cho trẻ em. (That book is full of lewd speech and is not suitable for children.)
  • Tránh những lời dâm ngôn trong cuộc thảo luận. (Avoid obscene language in the discussion.)

Advanced Usage

• "buông lời dâm ngôn": to utter obscene words, to speak lewdly.
  • Khán giả phản đối khi diễn giả buông lời dâm ngôn. (The audience protested when the speaker uttered obscene words.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dâm từ (n): A lewd/obscene word. (A single vulgar term.)
• Dâm thư (n): Pornographic writing/literature. (Refers to written obscene material.)
• Khiêu dâm (adj/n): Pornographic; pornography. (A broader term for pornographic content.)
• Tục tĩu (adj): Vulgar, coarse, rude. (Describes something as crude or indecent, not exclusively sexual.)

Synonyms

• Lời lẽ tục tĩu: Vulgar/coarse language.
• Lời nói khiêu dâm: Pornographic speech.
• Ngôn ngữ thô tục: Crude/vulgar language.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• Dâm ngôn dâm ngữ: (Idiomatic phrase) Obscene and lewd talk. This phrase intensifies the meaning, emphasizing a pattern of using such language.
  • Quán bar đó nổi tiếng với những kẻ hay nói dâm ngôn dâm ngữ. (That bar is notorious for people who engage in obscene and lewd talk.)

1. Obscence language