Definition

Phó từ (Adverb) - Not caring about the amount/quantity; regardless of how much/many; not counting the cost/effort: Expresses an attitude of disregard for the quantity, cost, or effort involved in doing something. It emphasizes a willingness to proceed without concern for the scale of resources (money, time, effort) required.

Usage Examples

• Sá bao:
  • Anh ấy quyết tâm thực hiện dự án, sá bao công sức. (He is determined to carry out the project, regardless of the effort.)
  • Để đạt được ước mơ, cô ấy sá bao khó khăn. (To achieve her dream, she does not count the hardships.)
• Sá bao tiền:
  • Họ sẵn sàng chi sá bao tiền để chữa bệnh cho con. (They are willing to spend any amount of money to cure their child's illness.)
  • Anh ta mua chiếc xe đó sá bao tiền của. (He bought that car without caring how much it cost.)

Advanced Usage

• "Sá bao nhiêu": A slightly more emphatic form with the same meaning.
  • Tôi sẽ giúp anh, sá bao nhiêu thời gian cũng được. (I will help you, no matter how much time it takes.)
• The structure is often used with nouns denoting resources like (effort), (money/wealth), (time), (difficulties).

Variants and Related Words

• Sá kể (phó từ): A near-synonym meaning "not counting/caring about". It can sometimes be used interchangeably with .
  • Anh ấy làm việc sá kể ngày đêm. (He works day and night without counting the hours.)
• Sá chi (phó từ): Often used in a similar context, meaning "why care about/why bother with".
  • Sá chi chuyện nhỏ nhặt ấy. (Why bother with such a trivial matter.)

Synonyms

• Không kể (đến) (phrase): Not counting, regardless of.
• Bất chấp (verb/ preposition): To defy, to disregard (often for obstacles).
• Mặc kệ (verb): To ignore, to pay no heed to.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Sá bao công sức, tiền của: A common paired phrase meaning "regardless of effort and money".
  • Họ đầu tư vào giáo dục cho con cái sá bao công sức, tiền của. (They invest in their children's education regardless of the effort and money.)

1. not much
   • sá bao tiền
     not much money