phụ bạc
Definition
- Verb:
- To betray: To be disloyal or unfaithful to someone, especially after having received their love, trust, or kindness. This often involves breaking a deep emotional commitment.
- To treat badly/To be ungrateful: To treat someone with neglect or ingratitude, failing to honor a past relationship or debt of affection.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ta đã phụ bạc người vợ tận tụy của mình. (He betrayed his devoted wife.)
- Cô ấy cảm thấy bị phụ bạc khi bạn thân phao tin đồn về mình. (She felt betrayed when her close friend spread rumors about her.)
- Phụ bạc ân tình là điều đáng trách. (Being ungrateful for kindness is blameworthy.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "phụ bạc" carries a strong emotional and moral weight, implying a profound letdown in a close, personal relationship. It is most commonly used in the context of romantic relationships, marriage, or deep friendships.
- It often describes a one-sided action where one person abandons or mistreats another who has shown love and loyalty.
Variants and Related Words
- Sự phụ bạc (n): The act of betrayal or ingratitude; treachery.
- Sự phụ bạc của anh ấy khiến cô đau lòng. (His betrayal broke her heart.)
Synonyms
- Betray: To be disloyal to.
- Be unfaithful: To break trust, especially in a relationship.
- Desert: To abandon someone.
- Jilt: To suddenly reject or abandon a lover.
Antonyms
- Trung thành: To be loyal, faithful.
- Chung thủy: To be steadfast, faithful (often in love).
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Ăn cháo đá bát: (Literally: To eat the porridge and kick the bowl) An idiom meaning to bite the hand that feeds you, closely related to the ingratitude aspect of "phụ bạc".
- Hắn giúp hắn thành công, giờ hắn lại ăn cháo đá bát, thật là phụ bạc. (I helped him succeed, and now he bites the hand that feeds me; it's truly a betrayal.)
verb
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to betray
