hỏng mắt

Ông ấy bị hỏng mắt và dùng một cây gậy trắng để đi lại.

Definitions

1. Adjective:
   • Blind, having lost one's sight: Describes a person whose eyesight is completely or severely damaged, resulting in an inability to see.
   • Visually impaired, having defective vision: Can also refer to a state of seriously damaged or non-functional eyesight.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau tai nạn, ông ấy đã bị hỏng mắt. (After the accident, he became blind.)
  • Cô ấy sinh ra đã hỏng mắt. (She was born blind.)
  • Những thiết bị này được thiết kế để hỗ trợ người hỏng mắt. (These devices are designed to assist the blind.)

Advanced Usage

• "hỏng mắt" as a descriptive state: Often used in a direct, descriptive manner rather than in idiomatic expressions. It is a straightforward term for blindness.
  • Căn bệnh quái ác đã khiến anh ta hỏng mắt. (The vicious disease caused him to go blind.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mù (adj): Blind. A more common and general synonym for "hỏng mắt".
• Khiếm thị (adj): Visually impaired. A more formal and polite term.
• Đui mù (adj): Blind (can carry a stronger or more colloquial tone).
• Hỏng (verb): To break, to be broken, to spoil. The root verb indicating something is broken or has failed.
• Thị lực kém (phrase): Poor eyesight (less severe than blindness).

Synonyms

• Mù: Blind.
• Khiếm thị: Visually impaired.
• Mất thị lực: To have lost eyesight.

Related Phrases

• Chữ nổi Braille: Braille (the writing system for the blind).
• Gậy dò đường: White cane (mobility aid for the blind).
• Chó dẫn đường: Guide dog.

Notes on Usage

• "Hỏng mắt" is a direct compound of "hỏng" (broken) and "mắt" (eyes). It is understood but is generally less common in everyday modern speech than "mù".
• It can sound slightly more descriptive or technical, and in some contexts, "mù" or the more formal "khiếm thị" may be preferred for politeness or simplicity.
• The term is typically used as an adjective to describe a person's condition ().