Definition

1. Adjective (archaic, literary):
   • Be in the habit of lying, be a liar: Describes a person who is deceitful by nature or has a habitual tendency to tell lies. It characterizes the person's untrustworthy disposition.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Không ai tin kẻ có tính khi trá. (No one trusts a person with a deceitful nature.)
  • Hắn ta là một kẻ khi trá, lời nói không đáng tin cậy. (He is a liar; his words are not trustworthy.)

Advanced Usage

• This word is considered archaic and is rarely used in modern, everyday Vietnamese. It is primarily found in classical literature, formal writing, or used for stylistic effect to convey a strong, judgmental tone about a person's character.

Variants and Related Words

• Dối trá (adj): deceitful, fraudulent. This is the more common modern term.
  • Lời hứa dối trá của hắn chẳng ai tin. (No one believes his deceitful promises.)

Synonyms

• Dishonest: behaving in a deceitful way.
• Deceitful: guilty of or involving deception.
• Mendacious (formal): not telling the truth; lying.

Related Idioms

• Lòng dạ dối trá: a deceitful heart/mind.
  • Với lòng dạ dối trá, hắn không thể giữ được bạn bè. (With a deceitful heart, he cannot keep friends.)

1. (ít dùng) Be in the habit of lying, be a liar