Definition

1. Noun:
   • A rag, a piece of torn or worn-out cloth: A small, often dirty or tattered piece of fabric, typically used for cleaning or wiping.
   • Something worthless or of very low quality: Used metaphorically to describe an object, idea, or person considered useless, broken, or of no value.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy lau bụi bằng một mảnh giẻ rách. (She dusts with a rag.)
  • Chiếc xe đó giờ chỉ là một đống giẻ rách. (That car is now just a pile of scrap/junk.)
  • Đừng mặc bộ quần áo giẻ rách ấy nữa. (Don't wear those tattered/ragged clothes anymore.)

Advanced Usage

• "đồ giẻ rách": A derogatory term for a worthless person or thing.

  • Hắn ta coi tôi như đồ giẻ rách. (He treats me like trash/a piece of garbage.)

• "giẻ rách giẻ rưới": An intensified phrase emphasizing extreme worthlessness or a complete mess.

  • Căn phòng bừa bộn giẻ rách giẻ rưới. (The room is in a complete mess/disarray.)

Variants and Related Words

• Giẻ (n): A piece of cloth, often smaller or for specific use (e.g., - cleaning cloth).
• Rách (adj): Torn, tattered.
• Vải vụn (n): Scraps of fabric, cloth remnants.

Synonyms

• Mảnh vải cũ (n): Old piece of cloth.
• Đồ bỏ đi (n): Something to be discarded, junk.
• Đồ vô giá trị (n): Something worthless.

Related Idioms

• Nghèo rớt mồng tơi / nghèo xác xơ: To be extremely poor (conveys a similar image of destitution as "giẻ rách" but is a fixed idiom).
  • Gia đình họ nghèo xác xơ. (Their family is dirt poor.)

1. Rag