Definition

1. Verb:

   • To detest; to hate; to dislike intensely: "ghét" expresses a strong feeling of aversion or antipathy towards a person, thing, or action.
   • To abominate; to loathe: It conveys a sense of deep repugnance or disgust.

2. Noun:

   • Dirt; filth; grime: This is a less common, more literal meaning referring to bodily grime or dirt on the skin.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • Tôi ghét sự giả dối. (I hate hypocrisy.)
  • Cô ấy ghét ăn mắm tôm. (She detests eating fermented shrimp paste.)
  • Anh ta ghét phải thức dậy sớm. (He dislikes having to wake up early.)

• Noun:

  • Đi làm về, người đầy ghét. (Coming home from work, his body was covered in grime.) [Note: This usage is less frequent in modern conversation.]

Advanced Usage

• "ghét cay ghét đắng": to hate bitterly; to detest with every fiber of one's being.

  • Họ ghét cay ghét đắng kẻ phản bội. (They bitterly hate the traitor.)

• "yêu cho roi cho vọt, ghét cho ngọt cho bùi" (proverb): Spare the rod and spoil the child (literally: Love with whip and cane, hate with sweet and savory). This means true love/care sometimes requires strictness, while indulgence can be a form of neglect or dislike.

• "ghét của nào trời trao của ấy" (proverb): Often used humorously or sarcastically when someone gets the very thing they dislike. It implies a ironic twist of fate.

Variants and Related Words

• Căm ghét (verb): to hate passionately; to abhor (stronger than "ghét" alone).

  • Nhân dân căm ghét bọn tham nhũng. (The people abhor the corrupt officials.)

• Ghét bỏ (verb): to detest and reject; to despise and cast aside.

  • Đừng ghét bỏ đứa trẻ vì lỗi lầm của nó. (Don't despise and reject the child for its mistake.)

• Sự ghét (noun): hatred; detestation.

  • Sự ghét của hắn thật đáng sợ. (His hatred is terrifying.)

Synonyms

• Verb: không ưa (to not like; to dislike), chán ghét (to be sick of and hate), kinh tởm (to be disgusted by - often for physical/moral repulsiveness).
  • Tôi không ưa cái thời tiết ẩm ướt này. (I don't like this humid weather.) [Milder than "ghét"]
  • Tôi kinh tởm hành động của hắn. (I am disgusted by his actions.) [Stronger, with a component of disgust]

Related Phrases / Idioms

• Ghét như ghét tà (idiom): to hate intensely (as if hating evil spirits). This emphasizes a profound, almost instinctive hatred.

  • Bà ấy ghét thói nói dối như ghét tà. (She hates lying as if hating evil spirits.)

• Ghét của nào trời trao của ấy: See "Advanced Usage".

• Yêu nên tốt, ghét nên xấu (saying): Love makes things seem good, hate makes things seem bad. Similar to "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder," highlighting subjectivity in perception.

verb

1. to detest; to hate; to dislike; to abominate
   • ghét uống rượu
     to dislike to drink wine

noun

1. dirt; filth