dơ đời
Definition
- 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.)
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Shameful
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Thật dơ đời!What a shame!
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