ngu đần

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Extremely stupid or foolish: Describes a person of profound intellectual deficiency or one who exhibits a severe lack of intelligence, understanding, or common sense. It implies a level of stupidity that is innate and profound.
   • Idiotic or imbecilic: Conveys a strong, often offensive, judgment about someone's mental capacity or actions, suggesting they are senseless or irrational.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Hành động đó thật ngu đần. (That action was truly idiotic.)
  • Nó bị coi là một đứa trẻ ngu đần. (He was considered a profoundly foolish child.)
  • Đừng có mà ngu đần tin vào lời hứa đó. (Don't be so foolish as to believe that promise.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is considered highly derogatory and insulting. It is stronger and more offensive than simply "ngu" (stupid). Its use is generally avoided in polite or formal discourse due to its harshness.

Variants and Related Words

• Ngu (adj): Stupid, foolish. A more common, but still offensive, term for lack of intelligence.

  • Ý kiến đó thật ngu. (That idea is stupid.)

• Ngu ngốc (adj): Foolish, silly. Slightly less harsh than "ngu đần" but still derogatory.

  • Anh ta hành động một cách ngu ngốc. (He acted in a foolish way.)

• Đần độn (adj): Slow-witted, dull. Similar in meaning to "ngu đần," emphasizing slowness of thought.

  • Có vẻ mặt đần độn. (He has a dull-witted expression.)

Synonyms

• Stupid: Lacking intelligence or common sense.
• Idiotic: Extremely foolish or stupid.
• Imbecilic: Displaying a severe lack of intelligence.
• Witless: Foolish, stupid.

Related Idioms

• Ngu như bò: (Idiom, literally "stupid as a cow"): Used to describe someone as very stupid.
  • Giải thích mãi không hiểu, ngu như bò. (Explained forever and still doesn't understand, stupid as a cow.)