Definition

1. Noun:
   • Thug; hooligan; ruffian: A person, typically a man, who is violent, aggressive, and often involved in crime. The term carries a strong negative connotation, implying a dangerous and lawless individual.
   • Malefactor; villain; scoundrel: An evil person who commits serious crimes or wicked acts.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bọn hung đồ đó đã cướp tiệm vàng. (Those thugs robbed the gold shop.)
  • Cảnh sát đang truy lùng tên hung đồ giết người. (The police are hunting for the murderous villain.)
  • Khu phố này thường xuyên có băng đảng hung đồ hoành hành. (This neighborhood is often terrorized by gangs of hooligans.)

Advanced Usage

• "đồ hung đồ": This is a common, emphatic phrasing where "đồ" acts as a derogatory prefix, similar to "you" in "you scoundrel!" It intensifies the insult.
  • Đồ hung đồ! Mày dám đánh người vô tội? (You scoundrel! How dare you hit an innocent person?)

Variants and Related Words

• Hung thủ (noun): The primary perpetrator or culprit of a crime, especially a serious one like murder. While related, "hung thủ" is more specific to the person who directly committed the crime, whereas "hung đồ" describes the person's violent and thuggish nature.
  • Hung thủ vụ án đã bị bắt. (The culprit of the case has been arrested.)
• Đầu gấu (noun, informal): A local bully or gangster; often used to describe a thug who dominates a specific area.
• Côn đồ (noun): A very close synonym, also meaning thug, hooligan, or ruffian. The terms are often used interchangeably.

Synonyms

• Kẻ côn đồ: Ruffian, hooligan.
• Kẻ vô lại: Scoundrel, rogue.
• Kẻ gian ác: Evil person, malefactor.

Related Phrases

• Hành động như hung đồ: To act like a thug.
  • Hắn ta hành động như một tên hung đồ, chẳng coi luật pháp ra gì. (He acts like a thug, having no respect for the law.)
• Bộ mặt hung đồ: A thuggish/villainous face or appearance.
  • Gã đàn ông đó có bộ mặt hung đồ đáng sợ. (That man has a frighteningly thuggish face.)

1. Thug; hooligan