nghèo khổ
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Poor, impoverished: "nghèo khổ" describes a state of extreme poverty, lacking basic material necessities and financial resources.
- Destitute, needy: It indicates a condition of severe hardship and deprivation.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Gia đình họ sống trong cảnh nghèo khổ. (Their family lives in poverty.)
- Nhiều người dân ở vùng này vẫn còn rất nghèo khổ. (Many people in this region are still very poor.)
- Cô ấy đã trải qua một tuổi thơ nghèo khổ. (She had an impoverished childhood.)
Advanced Usage
"sự nghèo khổ": The state or condition of being poor.
- Sự nghèo khổ là một vấn đề xã hội nghiêm trọng. (Poverty is a serious social problem.)
"cảnh nghèo khổ": The scene or situation of poverty.
- Anh ấy không thể quên được cảnh nghèo khổ nơi mình sinh ra. (He cannot forget the scene of poverty where he was born.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nghèo (adj): Poor (a more general and common term for lacking wealth).
- Nghèo nàn (adj): Poor, meager (often used for abstract things like resources, vocabulary).
- Nghèo khó (adj): Poor, in difficult circumstances (a close synonym).
- Nghèo túng (adj): Poor and strapped for cash, in financial straits.
- Bần cùng (adj): Destitute, utterly impoverished (stronger, more literary).
Synonyms
- Bần hàn: Destitute, indigent.
- Túng thiếu: In need, lacking necessities.
- Cơ cực: Miserable, living in hardship.
Related Idioms
Nghèo khổ như con chó: As poor as a dog (very poor).
- Sau chiến tranh, họ nghèo khổ như con chó. (After the war, they were as poor as a dog.)
Nghèo khổ rớt mùng tơi: Extremely poor (literally: so poor one's rain cape falls off).
- Ông ấy kể về thời trai trẻ nghèo khổ rớt mùng tơi. (He told stories about his youth when he was dirt poor.)
- In very reduced circumstances