kệ xác
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Definition
- Phrase (Idiomatic expression):
- To not care at all, to disregard completely, to ignore something/someone: "Kệ xác" is a strong, often vulgar or very informal phrase expressing complete indifference or a deliberate decision to ignore a situation or person. It conveys a sense of abandoning concern, similar to "to hell with it/them" or "couldn't care less."
- To leave someone/something to their/its own fate: It implies letting something happen without intervention or worry, as if leaving a corpse ("xác") unattended.
Usage Examples
- As a complete phrase (often used alone or as a verb phrase):
- Nó cứ nói đi, kệ xác nó! (Let him keep talking, to hell with him!)
- Công việc dở dang, anh ta kệ xác nó mà đi chơi. (The work was unfinished, but he completely ignored it and went out.)
- A: "Mọi người đang phàn nàn về cậu đấy." B: "Kệ xác!" (A: "People are complaining about you." B: "I don't give a damn!")
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is highly informal and carries a rude, dismissive, or frustrated tone. It is used in casual speech among peers or to express strong personal irritation. It is not suitable for formal contexts.
- It can be directed at a person ("kệ xác nó" - leave him/her be/to hell with him/her), a situation ("kệ xác chuyện đó" - forget about that matter), or used as a general exclamation ("Kệ xác!" - Screw it!/Who cares!").
Variants and Related Words
- Kệ (verb): To disregard, to not care about (less strong than "kệ xác").
- Kệ nó đi. (Just leave him/her/it alone.)
- Kệ thây (phrase): A synonym with identical meaning and register to "kệ xác."
- Kệ thây nó làm gì thì làm. (Let him do whatever he wants, I don't care.)
- Mặc kệ (phrase): To ignore, to let be (slightly less vulgar but still informal).
- Mặc kệ đời! (To hell with everything!)
- Mặc xác (phrase): Similar to "kệ xác," meaning to disregard completely.
- Cứ mặc xác nó. (Just ignore him completely.)
Synonyms (English Equivalents in Context)
- To not give a damn/hoot: (Hoàn toàn không quan tâm).
- To hell with it/them: (Kệ nó đi/mặc xác nó).
- To brush off/ignore completely: (Phớt lờ hoàn toàn).
- To leave someone/something to their/its own devices: (Mặc cho ai/cái gì tự xoay sở).
Related Idioms
- Kệ đời (phrase): To disregard life's worries, to adopt a "couldn't care less" attitude towards life's pressures.
- Anh ấy sống với tâm thế kệ đời. (He lives with a devil-may-care attitude.)
- Mặc đời (phrase): Similar to "kệ đời."
- Chuyện gì đến cũng mặc đời. (Whatever happens, I just don't care.)
- như kệ thây