khốn kiếp

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Definition

  1. Interjection:

    • A curse expressing anger, contempt, or extreme frustration: Used to damn someone or something, expressing strong negative emotion.
    • An exclamation of condemnation: Used to label someone as vile, wretched, or despicable.

  2. Adjective (Attributive):

    • Damned, wretched, despicable: Used before a noun to describe someone or something as contemptible or causing great trouble.
Usage Examples

  • Interjection:

    • Khốn kiếp! Hắn lại đến rồi! (Damn it! He's here again!)
    • Khốn kiếp! Tôi đã làm hỏng mọi thứ. (God damn it! I've ruined everything.)

  • Adjective:

    • Cái máy tính khốn kiếp này lại hỏng rồi. (This damned computer is broken again.)
    • Tên trộm khốn kiếp đã lấy đi ví của tôi. (That wretched thief took my wallet.)
Advanced Usage

  • Used as an intensifier for negative descriptions: It strongly amplifies the negative quality of the noun it modifies.

    • Một kẻ khốn kiếp (a damned/despicable wretch)
    • Công việc khốn kiếp (a god-awful job)

  • Often appears in direct insults: Commonly used in heated arguments or expressions of deep resentment.

    • Đồ khốn kiếp! (You bastard!/You damned fool!)
Variants and Related Words
  • Khốn nạn (adj/interj): Wretched, miserable; also used as a curse or insult. Similar in strength and usage to "khốn kiếp."
  • Đồ khốn (n): A wretch, a despicable person. A slightly shorter, still strong insult.
Synonyms
  • Chết tiệt (interj/adj): Damn it, damned. (Slightly less severe)
  • Tổ sư (in compounds like "đồ tổ sư"): A strong insult meaning "ancestral" scoundrel.
  • Đáng nguyền rủa (adj): Cursed, damnable. (More formal description)
Related Phrases
  • Khốn khổ (adj): Miserable, distressed, suffering. Focuses more on pitiable hardship rather than contempt.
  • Kiếp khốn nạn (n phrase): A wretched life or existence.
Notes on Usage
  • Tone: Extremely strong and offensive. It is a severe curse and should be used with extreme caution, if at all, in polite or formal contexts.
  • Context: Most common in informal speech during moments of high anger, in literature for dramatic effect, or in direct insults.
  • Grammar: As an interjection, it stands alone. As an adjective, it precedes the noun it modifies (e.g., - the damned person).
  1. God-damned
    • Cái thằng khốn kiếp ấy đâu rồi
      Where is that god-damned fellow