giả hiệu
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Definition
- 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.)
- False, sham imitation
- Độc lập giả hiệuSham independencd
- Thuốc giả hiệuA false medicine, an imitation medicine