ngu tối
Definition
- Adjective:
- Extremely stupid / profoundly ignorant: Describes a person who lacks intelligence or understanding to a very high degree. It implies a deep, fundamental absence of wisdom or common sense.
- Foolish / benighted: Suggests a state of being morally or intellectually in the dark, often due to a lack of education or enlightenment.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Hành động đó thật ngu tối. (That action was extremely foolish.)
- Bọn tội phạm thường lợi dụng những người ngu tối. (Criminals often take advantage of the profoundly ignorant.)
- Anh ta không xấu, chỉ là hơi ngu tối. (He is not evil, just rather benighted.)
Advanced Usage
- Used as a strong, direct insult or severe criticism of someone's judgment or intellectual capacity. It is more severe than simply "ngu" (stupid).
Variants and Related Words
- Ngu muội (adj): A direct synonym, meaning ignorant and foolish.
- Sự mê tín ngu muội. (Blind superstition.)
- Đần độn (adj): Slow-witted, dull.
- Ngu xuẩn (adj): Stupid and absurd; foolish in a way that causes annoyance or contempt.
Synonyms
- Stupid: Lacking intelligence or common sense.
- Ignorant: Lacking knowledge or awareness.
- Foolish: Lacking good sense or judgment; unwise.
- Benighted: In a state of moral or intellectual darkness.
Related Idioms
- While "ngu tối" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, it conveys a similar intensity to the English idiom "thick as a brick" or "dense", implying an imperviousness to reason or light.