giẻ rách
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Definition
- 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.)
- Rag