quỵt

Thân thiện

Ông chủ đó nổi tiếng là hay quỵt tiền công của thợ.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To fail to pay (a debt, wages, money owed): To deliberately avoid or refuse to pay money that one legally or morally owes to another person or entity.
   • To default (on a payment): To not fulfill a financial obligation, especially in a deceitful or dishonest manner.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Ông chủ quỵt tiền công của công nhân. (The boss failed to pay the workers' wages.)
  • Hắn ta quỵt nợ rồi bỏ trốn. (He defaulted on the debt and then ran away.)
  • Đừng tin hắn, hắn hay quỵt tiền. (Don't trust him; he often fails to pay money he owes.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "quỵt" carries a strong negative connotation of intentional deceit and bad faith. It implies a breach of trust, not merely an inability to pay.
• It is commonly used in informal and colloquial contexts to describe dishonest financial behavior.

Variants and Related Words

• Quỵt nợ (v): To default on a debt.

  • Công ty đó bị tố cáo quỵt nợ. (That company was accused of defaulting on its debt.)

• Quỵt tiền (v): To welsh on money, to not pay money owed.

  • Anh ta quỵt tiền cước xe. (He welched on the taxi fare.)

Synonyms

• To welsh (on): To fail to honor a debt or obligation.
• To default (on): To fail to repay a loan or meet a financial commitment.
• To bilk: To cheat someone out of money.
• To cheat (someone out of money): To act dishonestly to avoid payment.

Related Idioms

• Quỵt tiền quỵt bạc: To repeatedly and habitually fail to pay various debts (emphasizing the pattern of behavior).
  • Tên đó nổi tiếng là kẻ quỵt tiền quỵt bạc. (That guy is notorious for being a deadbeat who never pays.)

Học thuật

1. Fail to pay, default
   • Quỵt tiền công
     To fail to pay someone his salary (wages)
   • Quỵt nợ
     To fail to pay one's debt, to default