Definition

1. Verb:
   • To be involved, to be implicated, to have a connection: "dính dấp" means to be associated with or connected to a person, matter, or situation, often with a negative or troublesome connotation. It implies being entangled or having a part in something, usually undesirable.

Usage

• This word is used in spoken Vietnamese (khẩu ngữ). It describes a state of involvement, often unintentional or unwanted, in an affair, problem, or relationship.
• It is commonly used in negative contexts to deny or question someone's connection to a problematic event.
• The word emphasizes the aspect of being "stuck" or "attached" to a troublesome situation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tôi không hề dính dấp gì đến vụ án đó. (I am not involved/implicated in that case at all.)
  • Anh ấy bị nghi ngờ có dính dấp đến nhóm tội phạm. (He is suspected of having connections to the criminal gang.)
  • Công ty của cô ấy dính dấp vào một vụ kiện. (Her company is implicated in a lawsuit.)

Advanced Usage

• "dính dấp tới" / "dính dấp vào": These are common collocations meaning "to be involved in/implicated in".
  • Hắn ta từ chối thừa nhận đã dính dấp vào vụ bê bối. (He refused to admit he was implicated in the scandal.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dính dáng (verb): To be involved, to be related. This is the standard, more formal synonym of "dính dấp".
  • Tên anh ta có dính dáng đến nhiều vụ việc. (His name is involved in many incidents.)
• Liên quan (verb): To be related, to be relevant. A more neutral term for having a connection.
• Vướng víu (verb): To be entangled, to be embroiled. Emphasizes being stuck in a complicated situation.

Synonyms

• Liên can: To be implicated.
• Dính líu: To be involved (similar connotation to "dính dấp").
• Có liên hệ: To have a connection.

Related Phrases

• Dính dấp chính trị: To be politically implicated.
• Dính dấp pháp lý: To be legally implicated/involved.

Related Idioms

• Chẳng dính dấp gì: To have nothing to do with it; to be completely uninvolved.
  • Tôi chẳng dính dấp gì đến chuyện của họ. (I have absolutely nothing to do with their business.)

1. (khẩu ngữ) như dính dáng