sở khanh
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun: - An unfaithful lover; a philanderer; a womanizer: Refers to a man who is deceitful, disloyal, and capricious in romantic relationships, often seducing and then abandoning women. The term originates from a character in the classic Vietnamese epic poem The Tale of Kiều by Nguyễn Du.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cô ấy đã gặp phải một tên sở khanh. (She met a philanderer.)
- Đừng tin lời đường mật của những kẻ sở khanh. (Don't believe the sweet talk of womanizers.)
- Nhân vật sở khanh trong "Truyện Kiều" là một biểu tượng của sự phụ bạc. (The character "Sở Khanh" in The Tale of Kiều is a symbol of betrayal.)
Advanced Usage
- "Thói sở khanh": The characteristic behavior of a philanderer; womanizing ways.
- Anh ta nổi tiếng với thói sở khanh. (He is notorious for his womanizing ways.)
- Used to describe a man's untrustworthy nature in love, implying he is a seducer and a cheat.
Variants and Related Words
- Kẻ phụ bạc (n): Betrayer, unfaithful person.
- Kẻ lăng nhăng (n): A promiscuous or philandering person.
- Don Juan (n, from French/English): A synonym borrowed from Western literature, referring to a legendary seducer.
Synonyms
- Người tình bạc bẽo: Fickle lover.
- Kẻ trăng hoa: Womanizer, philanderer (literally: "flower-and-moon chaser").
Related Idioms
- "Giở thói sở khanh" / "Giở trò sở khanh": To act like a philanderer; to display unfaithful, seductive behavior.
- Sau khi cưới, anh ta lại giở thói sở khanh. (After getting married, he started acting like a philanderer again.)
- The term itself often functions idiomatically, deeply rooted in Vietnamese literary culture to denote a specific archetype of male treachery in romance.