dởm
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Fake, counterfeit, of poor quality: Used to describe something that is not genuine, is an imitation, or is of inferior quality. It often carries a negative connotation of being shoddy or unreliable.
- Bad, terrible, lousy: Can describe something that is performed poorly or is of very low standard.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đồng hồ này là đồ dởm, nó hỏng sau một tuần. (This watch is a fake; it broke after one week.)
- Bộ phim đó diễn xuất dởm quá, tôi không thể xem nổi. (The acting in that movie is so terrible, I can't watch it.)
- Anh ta là một bác sĩ dởm, không có bằng cấp thật. (He is a fake doctor without real qualifications.)
Advanced Usage
- "hàng dởm": fake goods, counterfeit products.
- Chợ này bán nhiều hàng dởm lắm. (This market sells a lot of counterfeit goods.)
- "người dởm": a fake or phony person.
- Đừng tin hắn, hắn là người dởm. (Don't trust him; he's a phony.)
Variants and Related Words
- Giả (adj): Fake, false. ( - Fake goods). Note: is more neutral/formal, while is informal and often more derogatory.
- Nhái (adj/v): Counterfeit, to imitate (often of branded goods). ( - Knock-off goods).
- Tồi (adj): Bad, poor (quality). ( - Poor quality).
Synonyms
- Giả mạo: Counterfeit, forged.
- Kém chất lượng: Of low quality.
- Tệ hại: Awful, terrible.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Làm dởm: To do something poorly or half-heartedly; to fake doing something.
- Nó làm dởm bài tập về nhà thôi. (He just did his homework poorly / in a slapdash way.)
Related Idioms
- "Dởm như con giả": (Simile) As fake as a counterfeit; used to emphasize something is very obviously fake.
- Lời hứa của nó dởm như con giả. (His promise is as fake as they come.)
- "Tốt dởm": Ironic phrase meaning "deceptively good-looking but actually bad/fake".
- Cái xe tốt dởm đấy, nhìn bề ngoài đẹp nhưng máy móc hỏng hết. (That's a deceptively good car; it looks nice on the outside but the engine is completely broken.)
- False
- Thuốc lá dởmFalse cigarettes