phải dấu

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Bearing a mark or wound: Describes a person or animal that has been visibly injured, typically by a weapon, tool, or blow, leaving a clear mark, scar, or wound.
    • To be marked/injured: An older, literary term indicating that someone has sustained a recognizable physical injury from an attack or punishment.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • Cảnh sát nhận ra tên cướp phải dấu. (The police recognized the robber because he was bearing a mark.)
    • Con hổ phải dấu mũi tên của thợ săn. (The tiger was marked by the hunter's arrow.)
Advanced Usage
  • This term is now considered archaic (cũ) in modern Vietnamese and is primarily found in historical or literary contexts. It emphasizes the visible evidence of an inflicted injury.
Variants and Related Words
  • Bị thương (v/phr): to be injured or wounded. This is the modern, common term.
    • Nó bị thương ở chân. (He was injured in the leg.)
  • Mang vết thương (v/phr): to carry a wound.
    • Người lính già mang vết thương từ chiến trận. (The old soldier carries wounds from the battlefield.)
Synonyms
  • Wounded: injured, especially by a weapon.
  • Scarred: marked by a healed wound.
  • Marked: bearing a visible sign of injury.
Related Idioms
  • Phải đòn: to receive a blow or punishment; can be used literally or figuratively.
    • Hắn phải đòn vì tội bất kính. (He was punished for his disrespect.)