Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Detestable, unlikeable, unpleasant: Describes a person, behavior, or manner that is disagreeable, irritating, or causes dislike. It implies something or someone is hard to like or love due to their annoying or offensive nature.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Điệu bộ kia thật là khó thương. (Those manners are truly detestable.)
  • Cậu ấy đôi khi nói chuyện rất khó thương. (He sometimes speaks in a very unlikeable way.)
  • Tính hay ghen tị của cô ấy khiến mọi người thấy khó thương. (Her jealous nature makes people find her unpleasant.)

Advanced Usage

• "thật khó thương": truly detestable/unlikeable; used for emphasis.
  • Hành động đó của anh ta thật khó thương! (That action of his is truly detestable!)
• "khó thương quá": so unlikeable; a common exclamation expressing strong irritation.
  • Sao cậu lại khó thương quá vậy? (Why are you so unlikeable?)

Variants and Related Words

• Đáng ghét (adj): hateful, detestable. A close synonym, often stronger in emotion.
• Khó ưa (adj): hard to like, unpleasant. A near-synonym with a very similar meaning and usage.
• Khó chịu (adj): uncomfortable, annoyed. Can describe a feeling or a cause of annoyance, sometimes overlapping with "khó thương".

Synonyms

• Detestable: deserving intense dislike.
• Unlikeable: not easy to like.
• Unpleasant: not pleasant or agreeable.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• "Làm bộ khó thương": to act in an unlikeable/detestable manner.
  • Đừng có làm bộ khó thương như vậy. (Don't act so detestable like that.)

1. Detestable
   • Điệu bộ kia thật là khó thương
     These manners are detestable indeed