hắt hủi
Definition
- Verb:
- To neglect, to cold-shoulder, to treat with contemptuous disregard: "hắt hủi" describes the act of intentionally treating someone with coldness, disdain, or neglect, often by ignoring them or refusing to offer care, help, or affection. It implies a deliberate and hurtful rejection.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Người mẹ không bao giờ nên hắt hủi đứa con của mình. (A mother should never neglect her child.)
- Anh ta cảm thấy bị hắt hủi khi đồng nghiệp không mời anh tham dự bữa tiệc. (He felt cold-shouldered when his colleagues didn't invite him to the party.)
- Xã hội không được hắt hủi những người khuyết tật. (Society must not treat with contemptuous disregard people with disabilities.)
Advanced Usage
- "bị hắt hủi": to be neglected, to be cast aside.
- Những người vô gia cư thường cảm thấy mình bị hắt hủi. (Homeless people often feel they are cast aside.)
- "thái độ hắt hủi": an attitude of contemptuous neglect.
- Thái độ hắt hủi của họ khiến mọi người tổn thương. (Their attitude of contemptuous neglect hurts people.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hất hủi (verb): A less common variant with the same meaning as "hắt hủi".
- Ghẻ lạnh (verb): To be cold and distant; to show indifference. (Synonym, but sometimes less severe than "hắt hủi").
- Bỏ rơi (verb): To abandon, to forsake. (A stronger synonym implying complete abandonment).
Synonyms
- Lãng quên: to forget, to overlook (can imply neglect).
- Khinh thường: to despise, to scorn (focuses on contempt).
- Xa lánh: to avoid, to shun (focuses on creating distance).
Related Idioms
- Hắt hủi, xa lánh: To cold-shoulder and shun. This phrase emphasizes both the negative attitude and the action of avoidance.
- Họ hắt hủi, xa lánh người bạn cũ vì anh ta đã sa cơ. (They cold-shouldered and shunned their old friend because he had fallen on hard times.)
verb
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neglect
