Definition

1. Noun:
   • Pauper, the poor (in a general sense): "kẻ khó" refers to a person who is poor, impoverished, or in a state of poverty. It is a general term for someone lacking material wealth.
   • Beggar: "kẻ khó" can also specifically denote a person who begs for money or food.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Xã hội cần quan tâm và giúp đỡ những kẻ khó. (Society needs to care for and help the poor.)
  • Anh ấy thường bố thí cho các kẻ khó trước chợ. (He often gives alms to the beggars in front of the market.)

Advanced Usage

• "cứu giúp kẻ khó": to aid/succor the poor.
  • Hội từ thiện chuyên cứu giúp kẻ khó. (The charity specializes in aiding the poor.)

Variants and Related Words

• Người nghèo (n): Poor person/people. (A more common and neutral synonym.)
• Kẻ ăn mày (n): Beggar. (A more direct and specific term for a beggar.)
• Kẻ túng thiếu (n): The needy, the destitute.

Synonyms

• Người nghèo khổ: The impoverished.
• Kẻ bần hàn: The indigent, the destitute.

Related Phrases

• Kẻ khó người nghèo: An idiomatic phrase meaning "the poor and the needy," used to refer collectively to impoverished people.
  • Chính sách nên hướng tới hỗ trợ kẻ khó người nghèo. (Policies should aim to support the poor and the needy.)

1. Pauper, the poor (nói khái quát)
2. Beggar