nhà nghèo
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Definition
- Noun Phrase:
- A poor family; a household living in poverty: Refers to a family unit (parents and children, or extended family) that lacks sufficient financial resources and material possessions.
- The poor (as a collective): Can be used to refer to poor families or poor people in a general, collective sense.
Usage Examples
- Noun Phrase:
- Anh ấy xuất thân từ một nhà nghèo. (He comes from a poor family.)
- Cô ấy thường xuyên giúp đỡ những nhà nghèo trong làng. (She often helps the poor families in the village.)
- "Nhà nghèo" không có nghĩa là "nhà không có tình thương". ("Being from a poor family" does not mean "a family without love".)
Advanced Usage
- "con nhà nghèo": Literally "child of a poor family". Used to describe a person who was born and raised in a poor household.
- Anh ấy là một con nhà nghèo tự lập vươn lên. (He is a child from a poor family who worked hard to succeed on his own.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nghèo (adj): Poor, impoverished.
- gia đình nghèo (poor family)
- Nghèo khó (adj): Destitute, very poor.
- cuộc sống nghèo khó (a destitute life)
- Hộ nghèo (n): Poor household (often used in official/socioeconomic contexts).
- chính sách hỗ trợ hộ nghèo (policy to support poor households)
Synonyms
- Gia đình khó khăn: Family in difficult circumstances.
- Gia đình túng thiếu: Family in need/indigent family.
Related Idioms
- "Nhà nghèo vẫn có khi no": Literally "A poor family still has times of plenty." Similar to "Even a poor family has its good days" or "There are ups and downs." It implies that poverty is not absolute and circumstances can change.
- "Con nhà nghèo, con nhà giàu": A common contrasting phrase meaning "children from poor families and children from rich families," highlighting social and economic differences.
- Poor family
- The poor