rách rưới
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Ragged; in rags: Describes clothing or fabric that is severely torn, tattered, and worn out, often due to poverty or long use.
- Shabby; dilapidated: Can describe objects or dwellings that are in a very poor, broken-down, and neglected condition.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Những đứa trẻ mặc quần áo rách rưới. (The children wore ragged clothes.)
- Căn nhà trông thật rách rưới và bị bỏ hoang. (The house looked utterly dilapidated and abandoned.)
- Bộ đồ rách rưới của ông lão cho thấy cuộc sống khó khăn. (The old man's tattered clothes showed a life of hardship.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to metaphorically describe something of very poor quality or condition, not just physical objects.
- Bản báo cáo này viết một cách rách rưới, đầy lỗi. (This report is shabbily written, full of errors.)
Variants and Related Words
Rách (adj): torn, ripped. A simpler, more general term for something torn.
- Quyển sách bị rách bìa. (The book has a torn cover.)
Tả tơi (adj): tattered to shreds; completely torn apart. Often implies a more severe state than "rách rưới" and can be used for non-physical states (e.g., hopes, plans).
- Lá cờ bay phấp phới giờ đã tả tơi. (The flag that once fluttered is now tattered to shreds.)
Synonyms
- Tattered: torn and ragged.
- Shabby: in poor condition from long use.
- Dilapidated: (for buildings) in a state of disrepair.
- Threadbare: (for fabric) worn thin.
Related Idioms
- Nghèo rớt mồng tơi: (idiom) extremely poor, destitute. This idiom emphasizes poverty, which is often associated with a "rách rưới" appearance.
- Sau trận bão, nhiều ngư dân lâm vào cảnh nghèo rớt mồng tơi. (After the storm, many fishermen were left destitute.)