loạn dâm

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Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Incestuous: Describes a sexual relationship or activity between people who are too closely related by blood (consanguinity) or, in some legal/cultural definitions, by affinity (e.g., certain in-laws), making such a relationship illegal and/or taboo in most societies. It is synonymous with "loạn luân" (incest).
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • Mối quan hệ loạn dâm bị pháp luật nghiêm cấm. (Incestuous relationships are strictly prohibited by law.)
    • Hành vi loạn dâm là một tội ác. (Incestuous acts are a crime.)
Advanced Usage
  • This term is primarily used in legal, psychological, medical, and sociological contexts to describe the nature of the prohibited relationship or act. It carries a strong negative connotation of moral and social transgression.
Variants and Related Words
  • Loạn luân (n, adj): Incest; incestuous. This is the more common general term.
  • Tội loạn luân (n): The crime of incest.
  • Quan hệ huyết thống (n): Blood relation/consanguinity.
Synonyms
  • Incestuous (adj): (Direct translation and synonym in English context).
Notes on Meaning
  • The word specifically denotes the characteristic of being incestuous. It is an adjective used to modify nouns like "quan hệ" (relationship), "hành vi" (act), or "tội" (crime).
  • It is crucial to distinguish this adjective from the noun "loạn luân" (incest), though they are used synonymously in casual Vietnamese. "Loạn dâm" explicitly describes the quality of the act/relationship.
adj
  1. incestuous