súc sinh

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Domestic animal, livestock: This is the original, literal meaning, referring to animals raised by humans for work or food.
    • Brute, cad, swine (used as an insult): A very strong and offensive insult, implying someone is as lowly, stupid, or vile as a beast. It dehumanizes the target.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Literal meaning):
    • Chăn nuôi súc sinh là một nghề quan trọng. (Raising livestock is an important occupation.)
  • Noun (Insult):
    • Đồ súc sinh! Mày không xứng đáng được gọi là người! (You brute! You don't deserve to be called a human!)
    • Bọn chúng là một lũ súc sinh độc ác. (They are a bunch of cruel swine.)
Advanced Usage
  • The term is almost exclusively used as a severe insult in modern spoken Vietnamese. The literal meaning (domestic animal) is now more commonly expressed by the word "súc vật".
  • Its offensiveness comes from equating a person's behavior or character to that of a mindless, base animal. It carries strong moral condemnation.
Variants and Related Words
  • Súc vật (n): Animal, beast. This is the more neutral and common term for "animal" and is also used as a slightly less harsh insult than "súc sinh".
  • Thú vật (n): Beast, animal (similar to "súc vật").
Synonyms
  • Đồ cặn bã: Scum, dregs.
  • Đồ khốn nạn: Wretch, bastard.
  • Đồ man rợ: Savage, barbarian.
Related Phrases/Idioms
  • Đồ súc sinh!: You brute! / You swine! (This is the most common and direct form of the insult).
  • Bọn súc sinh: A gang/group of brutes.
noun
  1. domestic animal
  2. cad
    • đồ súc sinh!
      what a cad!