Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Vulgar, coarse, crude: Refers to language, behavior, or content that is offensive, lacking in refinement, good taste, or decency, often because it is explicitly related to sex or bodily functions in a rude way.
   • Uncouth, boorish: Describes a person or their manner as being rude, ill-mannered, and lacking in sophistication or cultural polish.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ta có thói quen dùng ngôn ngữ rất thô tục. (He has a habit of using very vulgar language.)
  • Những bức vẽ thô tục đó không phù hợp để trưng bày. (Those crude drawings are not suitable for display.)
  • Cử chỉ thô tục của hắn khiến mọi người khó chịu. (His boorish manners made everyone uncomfortable.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used in formal critiques or discussions about social etiquette, art, media, and public discourse to condemn a lack of civility.
• It can describe not just speech but also jokes, humor, gestures, or artistic expressions deemed offensive or in poor taste.

Variants and Related Words

• Thô lỗ (adj): Rude, impolite. Focuses more on discourteous behavior rather than explicit vulgarity.
  • Đừng có thô lỗ với khách! (Don't be rude to the guest!)
• Tục tĩu (adj): Lewd, obscene. Often has a stronger connotation of being sexually explicit or indecent.
  • Những câu chuyện tục tĩu. (Lewd stories.)

Synonyms

• Vulgar: Lacking sophistication or good taste; unrefined.
• Coarse: Rough or harsh in texture; rude or offensive in manner or speech.
• Crude: In a natural or raw state; not processed or refined; also offensively direct or simple.
• Boorish: Rough and bad-mannered; uncouth.

Antonyms

• Lịch sự: Polite, courteous.
• Thanh cao: Noble, refined.
• Tế nhị: Tactful, delicate.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Ăn nói thô tục: To speak vulgarly.
  • Một người lịch sự sẽ không ăn nói thô tục. (A polite person would not speak vulgarly.)
• Hành vi thô tục: Vulgar/coarse behavior.
  • Hành vi thô tục bị cấm tại nơi công cộng. (Vulgar behavior is prohibited in public places.)

adj

1. vulgar