khuất tất
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Dubious and tortuous; underhanded: Describes actions, behaviors, or situations that are morally questionable, dishonest, or characterized by deceitful and indirect methods.
- Servile; obsequious: Describes a person who acts in a humiliatingly submissive or fawning manner, often to gain favor or advantage.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Những vụ mua bán khuất tất đó cuối cùng cũng bị phơi bày. (Those dubious and underhanded deals were finally exposed.)
- Hắn ta chỉ là một kẻ khuất tất, luôn luồn cúi để được thăng tiến. (He is just a servile individual, always groveling to get promoted.)
- Mọi người nghi ngờ có âm mưu khuất tất đằng sau hợp đồng này. (People suspect a tortuous, underhanded plot behind this contract.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "khuất tất" often carries a strong negative moral judgment and is used in contexts involving corruption, unethical conduct, or a severe lack of integrity and dignity.
Variants and Related Words
- Khuất (v): to be hidden, to be out of sight. This is the root component implying obscurity or concealment.
- Luồn cúi (v): to grovel, to be obsequious. A related phrase describing similar servile behavior.
- Quỵ lụy (v): to submit humiliatingly, to be subservient.
Synonyms
- Underhanded: Acting in a secret and dishonest way.
- Devious: Showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals.
- Obsequious: Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.
- Servile: Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Làm chuyện khuất tất: To do something underhanded/shady.
- Không ai tôn trọng những kẻ chuyên làm chuyện khuất tất. (No one respects those who specialize in doing underhanded things.)
- Thái độ khuất tất: A servile/obsequious attitude.
- Anh ấy có thái độ khuất tất trước cấp trên. (He has a servile attitude towards his superiors.)
- Dubious and tortuous