sai ngoa
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Untruthful, false, mendacious: Describes a person, statement, or behavior that is intentionally deceptive or not in accordance with the truth.
- Fallacious, deceitful: Refers to something that is misleading or intended to deceive.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Lời khai của hắn hoàn toàn sai ngoa. (His testimony was completely untruthful.)
- Đừng tin những lời sai ngoa ấy. (Don't believe those false words.)
- Con người sai ngoa đó đã bị lật tẩy. (That mendacious person has been exposed.)
Advanced Usage
- "ăn nói sai ngoa": This is a common fixed collocation meaning "to speak untruthfully" or "to be deceitful in speech."
- Anh ta có thói quen ăn nói sai ngoa. (He has a habit of speaking untruthfully.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sai (adj): Wrong, incorrect. (Note: While "sai" means generally "incorrect," "sai ngoa" specifically implies a moral fault of deception.)
- Dối trá (adj): Deceitful, fraudulent. (A stronger, more direct synonym for dishonesty.)
- Gian dối (adj): Deceitful, cheating.
Synonyms
- Không thật: Not true.
- Giả dối: Hypocritical, false.
- Bịa đặt: Fabricated, made-up.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "Lời nói sai ngoa": Untruthful words, deceitful speech.
- Lời nói sai ngoa chẳng mang lại lợi ích gì. (Deceitful speech brings no benefit.)
- "Hành vi sai ngoa": Deceitful behavior.
- Hành vi sai ngoa của nó khiến mọi người mất lòng tin. (Its deceitful behavior made everyone lose trust.)
adj
- untruthful
- ăn nói sai ngoato be untruthful in one's words