nhơ nhuốc
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Definition
Adjective: - Dishonoured; disgraceful: Describes an action, behavior, or situation that is morally dirty, shameful, and brings profound dishonor or humiliation. - Squalid; sordid: Conveys a sense of being morally repulsive, vile, or degraded.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Hành động phản bội đó thật nhơ nhuốc. (That act of betrayal was truly disgraceful.)
- Chúng vướng vào một vụ bê bối nhơ nhuốc. (They were entangled in a sordid scandal.)
- Lịch sử của tòa lâu đài ấy đầy những trang nhơ nhuốc. (The history of that castle is full of dishonourable chapters.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is often used in formal or literary contexts to express strong moral condemnation. It implies a stain on one's character or reputation that is difficult to cleanse.
Variants and Related Words
- Nhơ (adj): dirty, stained (often morally); less intense than "nhơ nhuốc".
- Nhuốc (adj, archaic): dirty, sullied. Rarely used alone in modern Vietnamese, primarily found in the compound "nhơ nhuốc".
Synonyms
- Disgraceful: bringing shame.
- Shameful: worthy of shame.
- Ignominious: deserving public disgrace.
- Sordid: involving dishonorable actions and motives.
Antonyms
- Vinh quang: glorious, honorable.
- Trong sạch: pure, clean.
- Đáng kính: respectable.
Related Idioms
- Nhơ nhuốc thanh danh: to sully one's good name.
- Việc làm ấy nhơ nhuốc thanh danh cả dòng họ. (That deed sullied the reputation of the entire family.)