nhục

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Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Disgraced; dishonored: Feeling or causing a state of shame, humiliation, or loss of respect due to a degrading action or situation.
    • Humiliating: Describing an event or action that causes a strong sense of shame or embarrassment.

  2. Noun:

    • Flesh; meat (archaic/classical literary): The soft substance of a body, as opposed to bone. This meaning is primarily found in classical Sino-Vietnamese compounds and literary contexts.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • Thất bại trước đối thủ yếu hơn thật là nhục. (Losing to a weaker opponent is truly humiliating.)
    • Anh ta cảm thấy vô cùng nhục khi bị phát hiện nói dối. (He felt deeply disgraced when caught lying.)

  • Noun (archaic):

    • Câu chuyện đề cao tình cốt nhục. (The story emphasizes the bond of flesh and bone [family ties].)
Advanced Usage
  • The concept of "nhục" is deeply tied to face, honor, and social standing in Vietnamese culture. It often carries a stronger moral and social weight than the English word "embarrassed."
  • It is frequently contrasted with "vinh" (glory, honor), as in the concept "vinh nhục" (glory and disgrace).
Variants and Related Words

  • Nhục nhã (adj): Humiliated, shameful. An intensified form of "nhục."

    • Bị la mắng trước đám đông khiến cô ấy nhục nhã. (Being scolded in public made her feel humiliated.)

  • Quốc nhục (n): National humiliation; a disgrace to the nation.

    • Sự kiện đó được coi là một mối quốc nhục. (That event is considered a national humiliation.)

  • Nhục thể (n, literary): The physical body; the flesh (often in philosophical or religious contexts).

Synonyms
  • Disgrace: Loss of reputation or respect.
  • Humiliation: The action of humiliating or the state of being humiliated.
  • Shame: A painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior.
  • Dishonor: A state of shame or disgrace.
Related Idioms and Phrases

  • Chịu nhục: To endure humiliation; to swallow one's pride.

    • Để giữ hòa khí, anh ấy đành chịu nhục. (To keep the peace, he had to endure the humiliation.)

  • Rửa nhục: To wipe out a disgrace; to avenge a humiliation.

    • Trận thắng này để rửa nhục cho lần thua trước. (This victory is to wipe out the disgrace from the previous loss.)

  • Nhục đến xương tủy: Disgrace that penetrates to the marrow (an extreme, deep-seated humiliation).

  • Thà chết còn hơn chịu nhục: (Better to) die than suffer dishonor. A proverb emphasizing the high value placed on honor.
adj
  1. to be disgraced; dishonoured
    • thà chết còn hơn chịu nhục
      death before dishonour
noun
  1. oflesh
    • cốt nhục
      bone and flesh

Từ gần giống

Từ chứa "nhục"

Proverbs and Idioms