phụ ước
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Definition
- Verb:
- To break an agreement; to fail to fulfill a pledge or promise: The core meaning of "phụ ước" is to act contrary to what has been mutually agreed upon or promised, thereby violating the terms of an agreement or commitment.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Bên mua đã phụ ước, không thanh toán đúng hạn như trong hợp đồng. (The buyer broke the agreement by not paying on time as stipulated in the contract.)
- Anh ta phụ ước lời hứa hỗ trợ chúng tôi. (He failed to live up to his pledge to support us.)
- Việc đơn phương chấm dứt hợp tác là hành vi phụ ước. (Unilaterally terminating the cooperation is an act of breaking the agreement.)
Advanced Usage
- Legal/Formal Context: "Phụ ước" is primarily used in formal, legal, or serious contexts to describe the violation of contracts, treaties, or solemn promises.
- Quốc gia đó bị cáo buộc phụ ước hiệp định quốc tế. (That country is accused of breaching the international treaty.)
Variants and Related Words
- Phụ (verb): To betray, to be disloyal (e.g., - to be ungrateful/faithless).
- Ước (noun): Agreement, pact, promise (e.g., - treaty, - vow).
- Thất ước (verb): A close synonym meaning to break a promise or fail an agreement.
- Vi phạm hợp đồng (verb phrase): To violate/breach a contract (a more specific, modern legal term).
Synonyms
- Thất hứa: To break a promise.
- Bội ước: To betray an agreement/pact (often carries a stronger sense of betrayal).
- Vi phạm điều khoản: To violate the terms/clauses.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- : To break an agreement with someone.
- Công ty đã phụ ước với đối tác. (The company broke its agreement with the partner.)
Related Idioms
- "Nuốt lời": To go back on one's word (less formal, more colloquial).
- Anh ấy hứa rồi lại nuốt lời. (He made a promise and then went back on his word.)
- "Trở mặt": To turn one's back (on someone/an agreement); to renege (often implies a sudden, unfriendly change).
- Đừng trở mặt sau khi đã ký kết. (Don't renege after having signed the deal.)
- Break an agreement, not to live up to a pledge