Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Scoundrelly, villainous, rogue-like: Describes a person, behavior, or character that is dishonest, deceitful, and lives by exploiting or cheating others, often avoiding honest work.
   • Hooligan-like, delinquent: Refers to behavior that is antisocial, crude, and disruptive, typical of a street thug or petty criminal.

2. Noun:

   • A scoundrel, a rogue, a hooligan: A person who is lazy, avoids legitimate work, and makes a living through theft, fraud, trickery, or other dishonest and antisocial means.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Hắn ta có một bộ mặt lưu manh. (He has a scoundrelly face.)
  • Những hành vi lưu manh đó không được xã hội chấp nhận. (Those hooligan-like behaviors are not accepted by society.)

• Noun:

  • Đám lưu manh đó chuyên đi lừa đảo người già. (Those scoundrels specialize in cheating the elderly.)
  • Hắn không phải là doanh nhân, hắn chỉ là một tên lưu manh. (He is not a businessman; he is just a rogue.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "lưu manh" often carries a strong moral condemnation. It implies not just criminal activity but a deeper character flaw—a rejection of social norms and honest labor in favor of a parasitic lifestyle.
• It can be used to describe a pervasive, corrupting attitude, as in "tính cách lưu manh" (a rogue-like personality) or "thói lưu manh" (scoundrelly habits).

Variants and Related Words

• Lưu manh hóa (v): To become corrupted into a scoundrelly way of life; to adopt rogue-like behaviors.
  • Môi trường xấu có thể khiến thanh niên bị lưu manh hóa. (A bad environment can cause youths to become corrupted into delinquency.)

Synonyms

• Scoundrel / Rogue (noun): A dishonest or unscrupulous person.
• Villainous / Rascally (adjective): Pertaining to the behavior of a scoundrel.
• Hooligan / Delinquent (noun): A person who engages in petty crime or disruptive behavior.
• Deceitful / Fraudulent (adjective): Characterized by deception.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Đồ lưu manh!: A common exclamation meaning "You scoundrel!" or "You rogue!"

  • Đồ lưu manh! Trả lại ví cho tôi! (You scoundrel! Give me back my wallet!)

• Giọng điệu lưu manh: A scoundrelly or thuggish tone of voice.

  • Nó nói chuyện với giọng điệu lưu manh đặc trưng. (He speaks with a characteristic thuggish tone.)

adj

1. scoundred