Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Completely blind, sightless: "mù lòa" describes the condition of having no vision or being unable to see at all. It emphasizes a total and often permanent loss of sight.
   • Figuratively ignorant or unaware: In a metaphorical sense, it can describe a person who is willfully ignorant, lacks understanding, or refuses to see the truth about something.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau tai nạn, ông ấy đã bị mù lòa. (After the accident, he became completely blind.)
  • Cô ấy sinh ra đã mù lòa. (She was born blind.)
  • Anh ta mù lòa trước sự thật hiển nhiên. (He is blind to the obvious truth.)

Advanced Usage

• "mù quáng": This is a closely related term meaning "blindly" or "unreasoningly," often used to describe following something without thought or judgment (e.g., - blind loyalty). While "mù lòa" describes the state, "mù quáng" describes the manner of an action.
• Used for emphasis: The word "lòa" intensifies "mù," making it stronger than "mù" alone. It conveys a sense of profound and absolute blindness.

Variants and Related Words

• Mù (adj): Blind. This is the core, more general term. "Mù lòa" is an emphatic form of "mù."
• Khiếm thị (adj): Visually impaired; a more formal or polite term.
• Đui mù (adj): A synonym for "mù lòa," also meaning completely blind.

Synonyms

• Đui: (adj, informal) Blind.
• Khiếm thị: (adj) Visually impaired.
• Không nhìn thấy: (verb phrase) Cannot see.

Related Phrases

• Chữ nổi cho người mù lòa: Braille for the blind.
• Dẫn đường cho người mù lòa: To guide a blind person.

Related Idioms

• Mắt như mù lòa: (Eyes as if blind) Used to criticize someone for not seeing what is right in front of them.
  • Anh có mắt như mù lòa à? Không thấy nó đang ở đây sao? (Are you blind? Can't you see it's right here?)
• Mù lòa về tinh thần: (Spiritually blind) Metaphor for a lack of spiritual insight or moral understanding.

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