Definition

Noun: - A state of being spoiled or corrupted in character and conduct: Refers specifically to a person's moral degradation, leading to bad behavior and loss of virtue. It describes a person who has become dissolute or depraved. - A ruined or debauched life: Indicates a life that has been led astray into vice, often due to indulgence in pleasure-seeking and abandoning proper morals.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy lo lắng con trai mình sẽ hư thân vì chơi với bạn xấu. (She worries her son will become spoiled and lose his way because of bad friends.)
  • Những thói quen xấu có thể dẫn đến hư thân. (Bad habits can lead to a ruined life.)
  • Câu chuyện cảnh báo về sự nguy hiểm của việc hư thân. (The story warns of the dangers of moral corruption.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is formal and carries a strong negative moral judgment. It is often used in cautionary or critical contexts about personal conduct.
• It can be used in a societal or familial context to express deep disappointment or to describe a tragic fall from grace.

Variants and Related Words

• Hư hỏng (adj): Spoiled, corrupted. A more general term for being morally corrupt or badly behaved.
  • Đứa trẻ hư hỏng. (A spoiled child.)
• Hư đốn (adj): Depraved, degenerate. An even stronger term for extreme moral corruption.
• Thân bại danh liệt (idiom): To have one's person ruined and reputation destroyed. A related classical idiom describing a similar consequence.

Synonyms

• Sa ngã: To fall, to degenerate (morally).
• Trụy lạc: Decadent, debauched.
• Đồi bại: Depraved, corrupt.

Related Phrases

• Hư thân mất nết: A common four-word idiom meaning "to be ruined in character and lose all decency." It emphasizes the complete loss of virtue and proper behavior.
  • Chơi bời lêu lổng, cuối cùng hư thân mất nết. (Leading a dissolute life, he finally became utterly depraved.)

Related Idioms

• While "hư thân" itself is often part of the idiom "hư thân mất nết," it is the core concept in other expressions warning against moral decline, such as in proverbs about the consequences of bad company or laziness.

noun

1. spoiled, bad-mannered