sành sỏi
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Accomplished, well-experienced: Describes a person who is highly skilled, knowledgeable, and proficient in a particular field or activity, often through extensive practice and exposure.
- Savvy, shrewd: Often implies not just experience but also practical, street-smart knowledge, including an understanding of tricks or shortcuts within a trade or system. This usage can sometimes carry a slightly negative connotation of cunning.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ấy là một thương nhân sành sỏi. (He is an accomplished/savvy merchant.)
- Cô ấy rất sành sỏi trong việc đàm phán. (She is very experienced and shrewd in negotiation.)
- Đừng có ra vẻ sành sỏi ở đây. (Don't act like you're the expert here.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often describes practical, worldly wisdom rather than formal academic knowledge. It is frequently used in contexts of business, trade, or social situations where practical know-how is valued.
- It can be used with a neutral-positive tone to praise competence, but it may also imply a negative judgment of someone being overly cunning or manipulative, depending on context.
Variants and Related Words
- Sành (adj): Experienced, knowledgeable (often about a specific subject like food, art, etc.). Less intense than "sành sỏi".
- Anh ấy sành về rượu vang. (He is knowledgeable about wine.)
- Lão luyện (adj): Veteran, highly seasoned and experienced, often through long years of practice. More formal and generally positive.
Synonyms
- Experienced: Having knowledge or skill from long involvement.
- Seasoned: Rendered competent through trial and experience.
- Savvy: Shrewd and knowledgeable; having practical understanding.
- Shrewd: Having or showing sharp powers of judgment; astute, sometimes cunning.
Related Idioms
- Ra vẻ sành sỏi: To put on an act of being experienced or savvy; to pretend to be an expert.
- Hắn chỉ đang ra vẻ sành sỏi thôi. (He's just putting on an act of being savvy.)
adj
- accomplished, efficient, well-experienced