Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Shameful, disgraceful: Describes an action, behavior, or situation that is morally wrong, dishonorable, or brings shame and disgrace to oneself or one's family. It conveys a strong sense of social and moral condemnation.

Usage

• "Nhơ đời" is used as a predicate adjective, typically following the subject and a verb like "thật là" (really is) or "thật" (truly). It expresses a strong, often indignant, judgment about someone's shameful conduct.
• It is a strong, colloquial term. It is more intense and emotionally charged than neutral synonyms like "đáng xấu hổ" (embarrassing).

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ăn cắp như thế thật nhơ đời. (Stealing like that is truly shameful.)
  • Hành động phản bội bạn bè của hắn thật là nhơ đời. (His act of betraying his friends is really disgraceful.)
  • Con không được làm những việc nhơ đời như vậy. (You must not do shameful things like that.)

Advanced Usage

• "Nhơ đời" can be used in exclamations to express shock and contempt.
  • Nhơ đời quá! (How disgraceful!)
  • Rõ nhơ đời! (Clearly shameful! / What a disgrace!)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhơ nhuốc (adj): Disgraceful, sordid. Often used to describe something that is both shameful and dirty or corrupt.
  • Cuộc sống nhơ nhuốc. (A sordid life.)
• Ô nhục (adj/n): Disgraceful, ignominious; a disgrace, a dishonor. A more formal/literary term.
  • Một vết nhơ ô nhục. (A disgraceful stain.)
• Đáng xấu hổ (adj phrase): Embarrassing, shameful. A more standard and less harsh synonym.
  • Hành vi đáng xấu hổ. (Shameful behavior.)

Synonyms

• Đáng hổ thẹn: Deserving shame.
• Đê tiện: Despicable, vile (often stronger, implying low moral character).
• Tồi tệ: Terrible, awful (broader, can refer to non-moral badness as well).

Related Idioms

• "Làm nhục gia đình": To bring disgrace upon one's family. This phrase describes the consequence of a "nhơ đời" action.
  • Hành động nhơ đời của nó đã làm nhục cả gia đình. (His shameful action brought disgrace upon the whole family.)
• "Mất mặt": To lose face. While less severe than "nhơ đời", it relates to social shame.
  • Việc đó khiến anh ta mất mặt trước mọi người. (That made him lose face in front of everyone.)

1. Shameful
   • Ăn cắp như thế thật nhơ đời
     It is shameful to steal like that, it is a shame to steal like that