phế phẩm
Definition
- Noun:
- Waste; Scrap; Reject: A product or item that is discarded because it fails to meet required standards of quality, specification, or function during or after manufacturing. It is considered unusable for its intended purpose.
- Substandard Product; Defective Product; Seconds: An item that is of inferior quality, has defects, or does not conform to established specifications, often sold at a lower price or recycled.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Nhà máy này có tỷ lệ phế phẩm rất thấp. (This factory has a very low rate of defective products.)
- Những phế phẩm từ quá trình sản xuất sẽ được tái chế. (The waste/scrap from the production process will be recycled.)
- Cửa hàng đó bán toàn hàng phế phẩm. (That store sells only substandard goods.)
Advanced Usage
- In industrial and manufacturing contexts, "phế phẩm" is a key term in quality control and waste management, distinguishing faulty output from acceptable products ("chính phẩm").
- It can be used metaphorically to describe a person or creation considered a failure or disappointment, though this is a harsh and derogatory usage.
- Bộ phim đó bị giới phê bình gọi là một phế phẩm. (That film was called a failure by critics.)
Variants and Related Words
- Hàng phế phẩm (n): Substandard goods; defective merchandise.
- Phế liệu (n): Scrap material; waste material (often refers to the raw material for recycling, like scrap metal, whereas "phế phẩm" often refers to a finished but defective item).
- Sản phẩm lỗi (n): Defective product; faulty product.
- Chính phẩm (n): First-quality product; standard product (antonym).
Synonyms
- Reject: An item discarded for not meeting standards.
- Scrap: Discarded waste material, often metal.
- Seconds: Goods of inferior quality sold cheaper.
- Waste: Unwanted or unusable material.
Related Idioms
- While there is no common idiom with the exact word "phế phẩm," the concept is central to the expression:
- Hàng thải, hàng loại: Discarded goods, rejected goods (emphasizing items sorted out and thrown away).
noun
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waste ; substandard product
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