lang băm

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Quack: A person who dishonestly claims to have medical knowledge or skills; a charlatan or fake doctor.
    • Medicaster: An unqualified or incompetent practitioner of medicine.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Ông ta chỉ là một lang băm, không có bằng cấp y khoa. (He is just a quack, without any medical degree.)
    • Dân làng được cảnh báo về những lang băm bán thuốc giả. (The villagers were warned about quacks selling fake medicine.)
    • Đừng tin tưởng vào lang băm, hãy đi khám bác sĩ thật. (Don't trust a medicaster; go see a real doctor.)
Advanced Usage
  • The term is often used metaphorically to describe anyone who pretends to be an expert in a field but is fundamentally incompetent or fraudulent.
    • Trong giới công nghệ, cũng có không ít lang băm. (In the tech world, there are also quite a few quacks.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Thầy lang (n): A traditional herbalist or healer. (Note: This term can be neutral or positive, unlike "lang băm" which is always pejorative).
  • Lang vườn (n): An archaic or regional term for an unqualified, itinerant healer.
Synonyms
  • Quack doctor
  • Charlatan
  • Mountebank
  • Fraud
  • Impostor
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • Lừa đảo như lang băm: To deceive like a quack doctor.
    • Kẻ đó lừa đảo như lang băm, hứa hẹn chữa khỏi mọi bệnh. (That person deceives like a quack, promising to cure all diseases.)
noun
  1. quack