rở
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Definition
- Verb:
- To be stingy, to be miserly: "rở" describes the characteristic of being unwilling to spend money or share resources, often to an excessive degree.
- To be cheap, to be tight-fisted: It indicates a person's tendency to avoid spending, even when necessary or appropriate.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Ông ấy rở lắm, chẳng bao giờ mời ai ăn uống gì cả. (He is very stingy; he never treats anyone to food or drink.)
- Đừng có rở quá, đôi khi cũng phải chi tiêu cho bản thân chứ. (Don't be so miserly; sometimes you have to spend on yourself too.)
Advanced Usage
- "ăn rở": This is a common compound phrase meaning to be stingy or miserly, especially regarding food or spending on meals.
- Bà chủ quán ăn rở nên phần ăn rất nhỏ. (The restaurant owner is stingy, so the portions are very small.)
Variants and Related Words
- Keo kiệt (adj): Stingy, miserly. This is a more common and standard synonym.
- Bủn xỉn (adj): Mean, tight-fisted. Similar in meaning but can carry a stronger negative connotation.
- Hà tiện (adj): Parsimonious, frugal to a fault.
Synonyms
- Keo kiệt: stingy, miserly.
- Bủn xỉn: mean, tight-fisted.
- Hà tiện: parsimonious.
Notes on Usage
- The word "rở" is primarily used in the specific compound "ăn rở". It is less common to see "rở" used completely independently in modern Vietnamese. Its meaning is almost exclusively tied to the concept of stinginess.
- It is considered a colloquial and somewhat informal term.
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