rởm
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Grotesque, ludicrous: Describes something that is absurdly exaggerated, ridiculous, or in poor taste, often to the point of being laughable or contemptible.
- Fake, sham, phony: Describes something that is not genuine, an imitation that is unconvincing, pretentious, or of low quality.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Thói rởm đó chẳng ai ưa. (That ludicrous habit is liked by no one.)
- Anh ta mặc bộ vest rởm để đi dự tiệc. (He wore a phony suit to the party.)
- Lối cư xử rởm của hắn khiến mọi người khó chịu. (His grotesque behavior made everyone uncomfortable.)
Advanced Usage
- "thông thái rởm": a pedant; someone who pretentiously parades superficial or false knowledge.
- Đừng nghe lão thông thái rởm ấy. (Don't listen to that phony intellectual.)
- Used to form compound adjectives describing specific types of fakeness or poor taste (see Variants section).
Variants and Related Words
- Đồ rởm (n): A fake or shoddy item; a phony thing or person.
- Chiếc đồng hồ này là đồ rởm. (This watch is a fake.)
- Giả rởm (adj): Fake, counterfeit (emphasizes the poor quality of the imitation).
- Hắn dùng bằng cấp giả rởm để xin việc. (He used a phony diploma to apply for the job.)
- Kịch rởm (n): A farce; a ridiculous or badly acted play.
- Vở kịch rởm ấy chẳng có giá trị nghệ thuật. (That farce has no artistic value.)
Synonyms
- Lố bịch: Absurd, ridiculous.
- Giả tạo: Artificial, fake, insincere.
- Kệch cỡm: Tasteless, vulgar, gauche.
Related Idioms
- "Làm bộ làm tịch rởm": To put on airs in a ridiculous, affected, and unconvincing manner.
- Hắn cứ làm bộ làm tịch rởm trước mặt sếp. (He keeps putting on ridiculous airs in front of the boss.)
- "Rởm đời": (Vulgar) Describes behavior or style that is extremely tasteless, ridiculous, and out of place.
- Kiểu tóc đó trông rởm đời quá! (That hairstyle looks so tasteless!)
- Grotesque, ludicrous
- Thói rởmA ludicrous practice
- Ăn mặc rởmTo be grotesquely dressed