khinh bạc
Definition
- Adjective:
- Thoughtless, Frivolous: Showing a lack of serious thought or consideration; treating matters with inappropriate levity or disregard.
- Disdainful, Contemptuous: Treating someone or something as unimportant or worthless in a harsh, blunt manner.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ta có thái độ khinh bạc đối với những lo lắng của người khác. (He has a thoughtless attitude towards the worries of others.)
- Giọng văn khinh bạc của tác giả khiến một số độc giả khó chịu. (The author's contemptuous tone annoyed some readers.)
- Sự khinh bạc của cô ấy trước những vấn đề nghiêm túc thật đáng thất vọng. (Her frivolity towards serious issues is truly disappointing.)
Advanced Usage
- This word often carries a strong negative judgment, implying not just casual thoughtlessness but a willful or callous disregard for proper respect, seriousness, or value.
Variants and Related Words
- Khinh (adj/verb): To despise, to look down upon. This is the root conveying "scorn" or "contempt."
- Bạc (adj): Ungrateful, unkind, mercenary. This root conveys "harsh" or "unkind."
- Khinh thường (verb): To despise, to scorn. A more common compound meaning "to look down upon."
Synonyms
- Thoughtless: Lacking in consideration.
- Frivolous: Not serious in attitude or behavior.
- Disdainful: Showing contempt or lack of respect.
- Contemptuous: Manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval.
- Flippant: Not showing a serious or respectful attitude.
Related Idioms
- While "khinh bạc" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, its components appear in phrases like "ăn ở bạc" (to treat someone ungratefully) and "khinh người" (to look down on people), which share similar connotations of unkind disregard.
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