mất cướp
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To be robbed / to be stolen by robbers: The primary meaning describes the event of having one's property or belongings taken away forcibly or through theft by robbers or bandits.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Gia đình họ vừa mất cướp đêm qua. (Their family was robbed last night.)
- Chiếc xe máy mới của anh ấy đã mất cướp. (His new motorbike was stolen by robbers.)
- Khu vực này trước đây thường xuyên xảy ra mất cướp. (This area used to have frequent robberies.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase can sometimes be used more broadly in informal contexts to describe a feeling of being cheated or unfairly deprived of something valuable, similar to "to be robbed" in English.
- Mua món đồ đó với giá ấy thì đúng là mất cướp! (Buying that item at that price is practically being robbed!)
Variants and Related Words
- Cướp (v): to rob, to steal by force.
- Tên cướp đã bị bắt. (The robber was caught.)
- Mất trộm (v): to be burgled; to have something stolen (often without direct confrontation).
- Cửa hàng của họ bị mất trộm. (Their shop was burgled.)
Synonyms
- To be robbed: to have property taken unlawfully by force or threat.
- To be looted: to be robbed, typically on a larger scale during chaos.
Related Idioms
- Cướp ngày: to commit a robbery in broad daylight, indicating a brazen crime.
- Bọn chúng dám cướp ngày giữa chợ. (They dared to rob in broad daylight in the market.)