quỷnh
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Silly, foolish, simple-minded: Used to describe a person who is naive, lacks sophistication, or acts in a foolish, unsophisticated manner, often due to a rural or simple background.
- Bumpkin-like, rustic: Carries a connotation of being unsophisticated or awkward, like a country bumpkin.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ta trông thật quỷnh khi lần đầu tiên đến thành phố. (He looks so like a bumpkin on his first visit to the city.)
- Đừng có quỷnh thế, đó là trò lừa đảo hiển nhiên mà. (Don't be so simple-minded, that's an obvious scam.)
- Cử chỉ quỷnh của cậu ấy khiến mọi người bật cười. (His bumpkin-like mannerisms made everyone laugh.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in informal, colloquial speech and can be mildly derogatory, implying a lack of worldliness or street smarts.
- It can describe a temporary state of acting foolishly, not necessarily a permanent character trait.
- Nó quỷnh ra mặt khi không biết dùng cái máy này. (He acted foolishly when he didn't know how to use this machine.)
Variants and Related Words
- Quê mùa (adj): Rustic, country-like; often a stronger synonym for unsophisticated.
- Ngờ nghệch (adj): Slow-witted, dull; emphasizes slowness in understanding.
- Ngu ngốc (adj): Stupid, foolish; a stronger and more direct term for lack of intelligence.
Synonyms
- Ngu đần (adj): Idiotic, stupid.
- Chất phác (adj): Simple, plain; can be positive (honest, unpretentious), whereas "quỷnh" is usually negative.
- Thôn dã (adj): Rural, rustic; descriptive without the negative judgment.
Related Idioms
- Ngơ ngác như gà mắc tóc: To look bewildered or confused (like a chicken with tangled hair); describes a state similar to acting "quỷnh."
- Cậu ấy đứng ngơ ngác như gà mắc tóc giữa siêu thị. (He stood there looking utterly bewildered in the supermarket.)
- (thông tục) Bumpkin, simpleton