Definition

1. Noun:
   • A low-quality, sensationalist newspaper; a rag: "lá cải" refers to a type of publication, typically a newspaper or tabloid, known for its poor journalistic standards, sensationalism, and focus on gossip, scandal, or trivial news.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tôi chả đọc tờ lá cải ấy đâu. (I don't read that rag.)
  • Đó chỉ là một tờ báo lá cải, đừng tin mọi thứ bạn đọc. (That's just a tabloid/sensationalist newspaper; don't believe everything you read.)
  • Tin tức trên các tờ lá cải thường không đáng tin cậy. (News in sensationalist rags is often unreliable.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "lá cải" is inherently critical and pejorative. It is used to dismiss a publication's credibility.
  • Bài báo đó từ một tờ lá cải, nên chúng ta cần kiểm chứng thông tin. (That article is from a rag, so we need to fact-check the information.)

Variants and Related Words

• Báo lá cải (n): A more explicit compound form meaning "sensationalist/tabloid newspaper."
  • Khu vực này toàn bán báo lá cải. (This area only sells tabloid newspapers.)
• Báo giật gân (n): Sensationalist press. This is a descriptive synonym, not a direct variant of "lá cải."

Synonyms

• Tabloid (n): A newspaper with compact pages, often emphasizing sensational stories.
• Rag (n, informal): A contemptuous term for a low-quality newspaper.
• Sensationalist newspaper (n): A publication that uses shocking stories to attract attention.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• While "lá cải" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, its usage conveys the idiomatic idea of dismissing unreliable or trivial news sources.
  • Tin đồn đó chỉ đáng đăng trên lá cải. (That rumor is only worthy of being in a rag.)

noun

1. rag
   • tôi chả đọc tờ lá cải ấy đâu
     I don't read that rag