ngoại tình

Definition

1. Noun:

   • Adultery: The act of having a sexual relationship with someone who is not one's current spouse or partner, violating the commitment of marriage or a similar exclusive relationship.

2. Verb (to commit adultery):

   • To commit adultery: The action of engaging in an extramarital affair.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Nghi ngờ ngoại tình có thể phá hủy một cuộc hôn nhân. (Suspicion of adultery can destroy a marriage.)
  • Anh ta bị buộc tội ngoại tình. (He was accused of adultery.)

• Verb (common construction: "có/ phạm tội ngoại tình"):

  • Cô ấy thừa nhận đã ngoại tình. (She admitted to having committed adultery.)
  • Luật pháp một số nước vẫn coi ngoại tình là phạm pháp. (The laws of some countries still consider committing adultery illegal.)

Advanced Usage

• "Kẻ ngoại tình": An adulterer; a person who commits adultery.

  • Kẻ ngoại tình cuối cùng cũng bị phát hiện. (The adulterer was finally discovered.)

• "Vụ ngoại tình": An adultery case/affair.

  • Vụ ngoại tình đó đã trở thành tin tức trên mặt báo. (That adultery case became newspaper news.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngoại tình can function as both a noun and a verb in Vietnamese syntax without changing form.
• Ngoại tình ái (n, literary): Extramarital love; a more literary term focusing on the romantic aspect.

Synonyms

• Adultery: The most direct synonym.
• Infidelity: A broader term for being unfaithful, which can include emotional affairs.
• Extramarital affair: A phrase describing the relationship itself.

Related Idioms and Common Phrases

• "Ăn ngoại tình": A colloquial and somewhat vulgar phrase meaning to commit adultery.

  • Không ai nghĩ ông ấy lại đi ăn ngoại tình. (No one thought he would go and commit adultery.)

• "Chuyện ngoại tình": Refers to the matter or story of an affair.

  • Chuyện ngoại tình của họ bị bại lộ. (The story of their affair was exposed.)