Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Wrong; incorrect; erroneous: Describes an action, behavior, or attitude that is not right, just, or morally correct. It implies a deviation from accepted standards of truth, ethics, or propriety.
   • At fault; in the wrong: Describes a person or entity that is responsible for an error or a morally incorrect action.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Hành động đó hoàn toàn sai trái. (That action is completely wrong.)
  • Anh ta có thái độ rất sai trái trong vụ việc này. (He has a very wrong attitude in this matter.)
  • Công ty thừa nhận họ đã sai trái. (The company admitted they were in the wrong.)

Advanced Usage

• Used formally or in serious contexts to discuss moral, ethical, or legal misconduct.
  • Báo chí đã lên án những hành vi sai trái của viên chức. (The press condemned the wrongful acts of the official.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sai lầm (n/adj): Mistake; erroneous. Often refers to an error in judgment or action.
  • Đó là một quyết định sai lầm. (That was a mistaken decision.)
• Sai phạm (n): Violation; infraction. Typically used for breaches of rules or laws.
  • Có nhiều sai phạm trong quản lý tài chính. (There were many violations in financial management.)

Synonyms

• Wrong: Not correct or proper.
• Incorrect: Not in accordance with fact or truth.
• Immoral: Not conforming to accepted standards of morality.
• Unethical: Not morally correct or permissible.

Related Idioms

• Làm điều sai trái: To do wrong.
  • Hắn đã không ngần ngại làm điều sai trái. (He did not hesitate to do wrong.)
• Che đậy hành vi sai trái: To cover up wrongdoing.
  • Họ cố gắng che đậy hành vi sai trái của mình. (They tried to cover up their wrongdoing.)

adj

1. wrong
   • thái độ sai trái
     wrong attitude