Definition

1. Adjective:
   • False, sham, fake: Describes something that is not genuine, authentic, or legitimate. It is made to appear real or effective in order to deceive.
   • Counterfeit, imitation: Specifically refers to a fraudulent copy or substitute of a genuine product, often of inferior quality.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Đó là một món đồ trang sức giả hiệu. (That is a piece of fake jewelry.)
  • Chính phủ ấy bị cáo buộc là một chính phủ giả hiệu. (That government is accused of being a sham government.)
  • Cảnh sát thu giữ nhiều loại thuốc giả hiệu. (The police seized many types of counterfeit medicine.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in formal or critical contexts to denounce institutions, products, or concepts that lack authenticity or are deliberately deceptive.
  • Hòa bình giả hiệu (A sham peace)
  • Lời hứa giả hiệu (A false promise)

Variants and Related Words

• Giả (adj): False, fake. A more general and common term for something not real.
• Giả mạo (adj/v): Forgery; to forge. Often used for documents or identities.
• Giả tạo (adj): Artificial, insincere. Often refers to feelings or behavior.

Synonyms

• Fake: Not genuine; imitation.
• Sham: A thing that is not what it is purported to be.
• Counterfeit: Made in exact imitation of something valuable with the intent to deceive.
• Fraudulent: Obtained, done by, or involving deception.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Giả hiệu giả nhân: (To be a hypocrite; to feign virtue). This phrase extends the meaning to describe a person who pretends to be good or moral.
  • Hắn ta chỉ là kẻ giả hiệu giả nhân. (He is just a hypocrite.)

1. False, sham imitation
   • Độc lập giả hiệu
     Sham independencd
   • Thuốc giả hiệu
     A false medicine, an imitation medicine