nhơ đời
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Definition
- 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.)
- Shameful
- Ăn cắp như thế thật nhơ đờiIt is shameful to steal like that, it is a shame to steal like that