tư túi
Definition
- Verb:
- To show covert favoritism: To secretly and unfairly give preferential treatment or advantages to a specific person, often in a family or organizational context.
- To embezzle; to misappropriate for personal gain: To steal or divert public funds, state property, or collective resources for one's own private use.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Người quản lý bị cáo buộc tư túi tiền của công ty. (The manager was accused of embezzling company funds.)
- Bà ấy luôn tư túi cho đứa con trai cả. (She always shows covert favoritism to her eldest son.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "tư túi" carries a strong negative connotation, implying deceit, a breach of trust, or a violation of fairness. It is often used in contexts of corruption, nepotism, or unfair domestic treatment.
Variants and Related Words
- Tham ô (v): to corrupt; to embezzle. This is a more direct and formal legal term for embezzlement of public assets.
- Thiên vị (v): to be biased; to favor. This term refers to favoritism but does not necessarily imply the covert, secretive action of "tư túi".
Synonyms
- To embezzle: To steal (money or assets) placed in one's trust.
- To show favoritism: To give unfair preferential treatment.
- To misappropriate: To take (something, especially money) for one's own use dishonestly.
Related Idioms
- While "tư túi" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, the concept is central to phrases describing corruption, such as:
- Bòn rút của công: to pilfer public property.
- Tham nhũng, tiêu cực: corruption and negative practices.