dơ đời

Thân thiện

Hành động lừa đảo người già ấy thật là dơ đời.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Shameful, disgraceful, despicable: Describes an action, behavior, or situation considered extremely low, morally repugnant, or bringing great dishonor. It conveys strong contempt and condemnation.
   • Dirty, foul (in a moral sense): Extends from the literal meaning of "dơ" (dirty) to describe something ethically or spiritually corrupt.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Hành động đó thật dơ đời! (That action is truly shameful!)
  • Lừa đảo người già là chuyện dơ đời. (Scamming the elderly is a despicable thing.)
  • Thật dơ đời! Hắn ta đã phản bội bạn bè. (What a disgrace! He betrayed his friends.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is often used as an exclamation of strong moral judgment: "Thật dơ đời!" (How shameful! / What a disgrace!).
• It can describe a person's character, but more commonly describes specific actions or situations perpetrated by someone.

Variants and Related Words

• Dơ (adj): dirty, filthy (often physically, but can be used morally).
• Nhơ đời (adj): a synonym with identical meaning (shameful, disgraceful).
• Đê tiện (adj): mean, vile, base.
• Hèn hạ (adj): ignoble, lowly, cowardly.

Synonyms

• Disgraceful: Bringing shame or disapproval.
• Despicable: Deserving hatred and contempt.
• Contemptible: Worthy of scorn.
• Shameful: Causing shame.

Related Idioms

• Dơ bẩn: dirty, filthy (can be used literally or morally).
• Làm điều dơ đời: to do a shameful/deplorable thing.
  • Hắn đã làm điều dơ đời không thể tha thứ. (He did an unforgivably shameful deed.)

Học thuật

1. Shameful
   • Thật dơ đời!
     What a shame!