nheo nhóc
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Definition
- Adjective:
- (Of children) to be neglected; uncared for: Describes a state, typically of a group of children, living in deprivation, lacking proper care, attention, and basic necessities. It conveys a sense of being scruffy, forlorn, and left to fend for themselves.
- To be in a wretched or destitute condition: While most commonly applied to children, it can describe any group living in a pitiful, impoverished, and untended state.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Nhìn cảnh lũ trẻ nheo nhóc ở khu ổ chuột thật đau lòng. (Looking at the neglected children in the slum is heartbreaking.)
- Sau chiến tranh, nhiều đứa trẻ mồ côi sống nheo nhóc. (After the war, many orphaned children lived in a wretched, uncared-for state.)
- Cả một gia đình nheo nhóc trong căn nhà tồi tàn. (A whole family lived destitute in a dilapidated house.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "nheo nhóc" strongly implies a collective or plural state. It is rarely used to describe a single individual. The imagery is often of a ragged, struggling group.
- It carries a strong emotional connotation of pity and social concern, highlighting a failure of care.
Variants and Related Words
- Bơ vơ (adj): describes a state of being lost, forlorn, and without support, often feeling alone. While "nheo nhóc" focuses on physical neglect, "bơ vơ" emphasizes emotional abandonment.
- Đứa trẻ bơ vơ lạc giữa chợ. (The child was forlorn and lost in the market.)
- Khốn khổ (adj): wretched, miserable, suffering hardship. This is a broader term for general misery, not specifically tied to lack of care like "nheo nhóc".
Synonyms
- Neglected: lacking proper care.
- Uncared-for: not looked after.
- Destitute: extremely poor and lacking basic necessities.
- Wretched: in a very unhappy or unfortunate state.
Related Idioms
- Đói rách nheo nhóc: to be utterly destitute and ragged.
- Những năm đói kém, dân làng đói rách nheo nhóc. (During the famine years, the villagers were utterly destitute and ragged.)
adj
- (of children) to be neglected; uncared for