Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Damaged / Broken / Faulty: Refers to an object, machine, or device that is no longer functioning correctly due to physical or mechanical failure.
   • Spoiled / Rotten: Describes food or organic matter that has decayed and is no longer fit for consumption.
   • Corrupted / Depraved / Morally Decayed: Describes a person, especially a child or young person, whose character or behavior is considered bad, immoral, or poorly disciplined.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Object):
  • Cái máy tính này đã hư hỏng. (This computer is broken.)
  • Thức ăn để lâu ngày dễ bị hư hỏng. (Food left for a long time easily becomes spoiled.)
• Adjective (Person):
  • Bố mẹ lo lắng vì đứa trẻ trở nên hư hỏng. (The parents are worried because the child has become corrupted.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can describe abstract systems, such as data or files, that are corrupted.
  • Dữ liệu đã bị hư hỏng và không thể khôi phục. (The data was corrupted and cannot be recovered.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hỏng (adj): A more common, colloquial short form meaning "broken" or "spoiled."
  • Cái quạt hỏng rồi. (The fan is broken.)
• Hư (adj): The root word, often interchangeable with "hư hỏng," meaning spoiled, broken, or bad.
  • Đồ chơi hư. (A broken toy.)
  • Đứa bé hư. (A spoiled/bad child.)

Synonyms

• Damaged: Impaired in value, usefulness, or function.
• Faulty: Containing a defect or flaw.
• Spoiled (for objects/food): Rendered unfit for use.
• Corrupted (for morality/character): Having bad moral principles.

Related Idioms

• Hư hỏng đầu óc: To have a corrupted or depraved mind.
  • Những trò chơi bạo lực có thể khiến trẻ hư hỏng đầu óc. (Violent games can corrupt a child's mind.)
• Hư hỏng về đạo đức: To be morally corrupt.
  • Hành vi đó cho thấy sự hư hỏng về đạo đức. (That behavior shows moral corruption.)

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