lưu tệ
Definition
- Noun:
- A persistent evil or pernicious influence: Refers to a harmful, corrupting, or negative legacy, often a bad custom, social ill, or systemic problem, that is passed down from a previous generation or era and continues to cause damage.
- A spreading scourge or rampant evil: Describes a harmful phenomenon or detrimental practice that spreads widely and persists over time, causing ongoing negative consequences.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tham nhũng là một lưu tệ của xã hội cần phải bài trừ. (Corruption is a persistent social evil that must be eradicated.)
- Những lưu tệ từ thời phong kiến vẫn còn ảnh hưởng đến ngày nay. (The pernicious influences from the feudal era still have effects today.)
- Công ty đang nỗ lực loại bỏ các lưu tệ trong quản lý. (The company is striving to eliminate entrenched malpractices in its management.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is formal and is often used in sociological, historical, or critical discourse to analyze deep-rooted societal problems. It implies a criticism of something that is not just bad but has become a stubborn, inherited flaw.
Variants and Related Words
- Tệ nạn (n): social evil, vice. This is a more common and general term for a social ill or bad practice.
- Ma túy là một tệ nạn nguy hiểm. (Drugs are a dangerous social evil.)
Synonyms
- Pernicious legacy
- Entrenched evil
- Persistent scourge
- Enduring malady
Related Idioms
- While "lưu tệ" itself is not typically part of a common idiom, it conceptually relates to the idea of "gánh nặng di sản" (burden of legacy) or "tàn dư" (remnant, vestige) of a negative past.