man
/mæn/
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Adjective:
- False / Untrue: Describes something that is not in accordance with fact or reality; deceptive or fabricated.
- Fraudulent / Dishonest: Pertaining to a deliberate attempt to deceive, often for personal gain.
Adverb:
- Falsely / Dishonestly: In a manner that is not truthful or genuine.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Lời khai của bị cáo hoàn toàn là man. (The defendant's testimony is completely false.)
- Hắn dùng thủ đoạn man để chiếm đoạt tài sản. (He used fraudulent means to appropriate property.)
Adverb:
- Anh ta đã man khai về tuổi của mình. (He declared his age falsely.)
Advanced Usage
"Khai man": To give false testimony or to declare dishonestly. This is a common compound verb.
- Khai man lí lịch có thể bị xử phạt. (Falsifying one's personal history can be punished.)
"Man trá": Deceitful, hypocritical. An adjective describing deceptive behavior.
- Đừng tin vào những lời đường mật man trá đó. (Do not trust those honeyed and deceitful words.)
Variants and Related Words
- Man khai (v): To declare falsely. A synonym for "khai man."
- Man tín (n): False faith or heresy (less common, religious context).
Synonyms
- False: Not true or correct.
- Fraudulent: Obtained, done by, or involving deception.
- Dishonest: Behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy or deceitful way.
Related Idioms
- Nói man làm láo: To speak falsely and act brazenly; to be thoroughly dishonest in word and deed.
- Kẻ đó nói man làm láo, không thể tin được. (That person speaks falsely and acts shamelessly; they are utterly untrustworthy.)