Definition

Idiomatic phrase: - To lead a truant life; to be idle and vagrant: This phrase describes a lifestyle of wandering without a fixed home or stable job, often avoiding work and responsibilities. It implies a lack of purpose and a tendency to loaf around.

Usage Examples

• As a descriptive phrase:
  • Sau khi mất việc, anh ta bắt đầu sống kiểu du thủ du thực. (After losing his job, he started leading a truant, vagrant life.)
  • Bọn trẻ đó không chịu học hành, suốt ngày chỉ du thủ du thực. (Those kids refuse to study and just idle around all day.)

Advanced Usage

• This phrase is often used in a disapproving or critical tone to describe someone who is seen as lazy, irresponsible, or without direction.
• It can be used as a predicate following verbs like "sống" (to live), "đi" (to go), or "chỉ biết" (to only know how to).

Variants and Related Words

• Ăn bám (v): To live as a parasite; to sponge off others.
• Lêu lổng (adj/phrase): To loaf around; to be idle and wandering.
• Vô công rồi nghề (idiom): To be jobless and idle; to have no trade or skill.

Synonyms

• Sống lang thang: To live a wandering/vagrant life.
• Sống vô gia cư: To live homelessly.
• Lười biếng, ăn không ngồi rồi: Lazy, idle.

Related Idioms

• Ăn nhờ ở đậu: To live relying on others' hospitality; to have no home of one's own.
• Sống nay đây mai đó: To live here today and there tomorrow; to have no fixed abode.

1. Lead a truant life, idle