dơ bẩn
Definition
- Adjective:
- Dirty: The general and most common meaning of "dơ bẩn" describes something that is not clean, often covered with or containing unwanted matter like dirt, grime, or filth. It refers to a state of physical uncleanliness.
- Unclean / Soiled: It can describe objects, places, or things that are impure or stained.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Căn phòng này rất dơ bẩn. (This room is very dirty.)
- Đôi tay dơ bẩn của đứa trẻ. (The child's dirty hands.)
- Không nên ăn thức ăn rơi vào chỗ dơ bẩn. (You shouldn't eat food that has fallen in a dirty place.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "dơ bẩn" can be used in a more figurative sense to describe corrupt or immoral behavior, though this is less common than the physical meaning.
- Những thủ đoạn dơ bẩn trong chính trị. (Dirty tricks in politics.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nhơ bẩn (adj): A variant with identical meaning (dirty, unclean).
- Bẩn thỉu (adj): Often implies a stronger degree of filth or squalor (filthy, grimy).
- Dơ dáy (adj): Similar to "dơ bẩn," meaning dirty and grimy.
Synonyms
- Dirty: Covered with or containing dirt.
- Soiled: Made dirty.
- Unclean: Not clean.
- Grimy: Covered with ingrained dirt.
Related Idioms
- Đồ dơ bẩn: Dirty things; can also be a strong insult meaning a contemptible person.
- Hãy dọn dẹp đống đồ dơ bẩn đó đi. (Clean up that pile of dirty things.)
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Dirty (nói khái quát)
