Definition

Noun: 1. A heavy iron chain or large rope: Specifically, a thick metal chain or a substantial cable, traditionally used for mooring boats or securing large objects. 2. (Colloquial, derogatory) A hopelessly ignorant person; someone who is blatantly and embarrassingly stupid: Used to describe a person whose lack of intelligence or knowledge is conspicuously apparent.

Usage Examples

Noun: - Thủy thủ dùng lòi tói để buộc chặt con tàu. (The sailor used a heavy iron chain to secure the ship.) - Nó nói những điều ngớ ngẩn, đúng là thằng lòi tói. (He said foolish things; he's truly a hopeless idiot.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in Southern Vietnamese dialects.
• In its figurative sense, it is a strong and insulting expression highlighting not just stupidity, but the obvious and undeniable display of it.

Variants and Related Words

• Lòi đuôi: A variant form with the same meaning as the first definition (heavy chain).

Different Meanings

1. Literal Meaning: A physical object—a chain or cable for mooring.
2. Figurative/ Slang Meaning: A pejorative term for a person of extreme and obvious ignorance.

Synonyms

• Chain, cable (for the literal meaning).
• Dunce, ignoramus, numbskull (for the figurative meaning).

Related Idioms

• Dốt lòi tói: To be profoundly and glaringly stupid.
  • Hắn ta dốt lòi tói, chẳng biết gì cả. (He is blatantly ignorant and knows nothing.)

noun

1. chain of iron