Definition

Noun: - An unfaithful lover; a philanderer; a womanizer: Refers to a man who is deceitful, disloyal, and capricious in romantic relationships, often seducing and then abandoning women. The term originates from a character in the classic Vietnamese epic poem The Tale of Kiều by Nguyễn Du.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy đã gặp phải một tên sở khanh. (She met a philanderer.)
  • Đừng tin lời đường mật của những kẻ sở khanh. (Don't believe the sweet talk of womanizers.)
  • Nhân vật sở khanh trong "Truyện Kiều" là một biểu tượng của sự phụ bạc. (The character "Sở Khanh" in The Tale of Kiều is a symbol of betrayal.)

Advanced Usage

• "Thói sở khanh": The characteristic behavior of a philanderer; womanizing ways.
  • Anh ta nổi tiếng với thói sở khanh. (He is notorious for his womanizing ways.)
• Used to describe a man's untrustworthy nature in love, implying he is a seducer and a cheat.

Variants and Related Words

• Kẻ phụ bạc (n): Betrayer, unfaithful person.
• Kẻ lăng nhăng (n): A promiscuous or philandering person.
• Don Juan (n, from French/English): A synonym borrowed from Western literature, referring to a legendary seducer.

Synonyms

• Người tình bạc bẽo: Fickle lover.
• Kẻ trăng hoa: Womanizer, philanderer (literally: "flower-and-moon chaser").

Related Idioms

• "Giở thói sở khanh" / "Giở trò sở khanh": To act like a philanderer; to display unfaithful, seductive behavior.
  • Sau khi cưới, anh ta lại giở thói sở khanh. (After getting married, he started acting like a philanderer again.)
• The term itself often functions idiomatically, deeply rooted in Vietnamese literary culture to denote a specific archetype of male treachery in romance.

noun

1. unfaithful lover