tai ác
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Mischievously malicious; wickedly cruel: Describes a person, action, or force that is intentionally harmful, causing suffering or damage, often with a sense of deliberate spite or perversity.
- Pernicious; baleful: Describes something (like an event or natural phenomenon) that has a severely harmful or destructive effect.
Usage Examples
- Adjective (describing a person):
- Người mẹ ghẻ tai ác. (The wickedly cruel stepmother.)
- Sao mày tai ác thế? (Why are you so malicious?)
- Adjective (describing an event/force):
- Trận mưa đá tai ác làm dập nát hoa màu. (The baleful hailstorm crushed the crops.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a stronger moral condemnation than simply "mean" (), implying a twisted or perverse nature in the harm caused.
- It can be used in literary contexts to describe fate or misfortune that seems deliberately cruel.
Variants and Related Words
- Ác (adj): evil, wicked. A simpler, more common root meaning "evil."
- Độc ác (adj): cruel, vicious. Often interchangeable but may imply more overt brutality.
- Hiểm ác (adj): malicious and treacherous, combining cunning with wickedness.
Synonyms
- Malicious: characterized by malice; intending to do harm.
- Baleful: threatening harm; menacing.
- Pernicious: having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
- Wicked: evil or morally wrong.
Related Idioms
- Lòng dạ tai ác: a malicious heart/mind.
- Hắn ta có lòng dạ tai ác. (He has a malicious heart.)