nghèo xơ

Gia đình họ nghèo xơ, không có nổi một bữa ăn đầy đủ.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Destitute; extremely poor: Describes a state of severe poverty, lacking basic necessities and resources. It emphasizes a more profound level of want than just "nghèo" (poor).
   • Penniless; impoverished: Conveys having little to no money or material possessions.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Gia đình họ nghèo xơ, không có nổi một bữa ăn đầy đủ. (Their family is destitute, without even a full meal.)
  • Sau trận lũ, nhiều người dân trở nên nghèo xơ. (After the flood, many people became penniless.)
  • Căn nhà nghèo xơ của bà cụ không có đồ đạc gì giá trị. (The old woman's impoverished house had no valuable furnishings.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "nghèo xơ" is often used for dramatic or empathetic effect to highlight extreme hardship. It can describe both a chronic condition or a sudden descent into poverty.

Variants and Related Words

• Nghèo (adj): Poor. The base word, less intense than "nghèo xơ".
• Nghèo xác (adj): Destitute; dirt-poor. A synonym with similar or slightly stronger emphatic force.
• Nghèo rớt mồng tơi (idiomatic adj): Extremely poor; poverty-stricken. A vivid, colloquial idiom.
• Bần cùng (adj): Impoverished; indigent. A more formal synonym.

Synonyms

• Destitute: Lacking the means of subsistence.
• Impoverished: Reduced to poverty.
• Penniless: Having no money.
• Needy: In a condition of need.

Related Idioms

• Nghèo rớt mồng tơi: To be extremely poor.
  • Dù nghèo rớt mồng tơi, họ vẫn lạc quan. (Even though they are dirt poor, they remain optimistic.)
• Nghèo đói: Poor and hungry; poverty and hunger.
  • Chương trình xóa đói giảm nghèo. (The program to eradicate hunger and reduce poverty.)