thúi
Definition
- Adjective:
- Rotten / Putrid: Describes organic matter, especially food, that has decomposed, producing a foul and offensive smell.
- Stinking / Foul-smelling: Characterizes anything emitting a very bad odor.
- (Slang) Terrible / Lousy: Used colloquially to describe something of very poor quality, contemptible, or worthless.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Trái cây này đã thúi rồi. (This fruit is rotten.)
- Có mùi thúi trong phòng. (There is a stinking smell in the room.)
- Bộ phim đó diễn viên đóng thúi quá. (The acting in that movie was so lousy.)
Advanced Usage
"thúi mũi": Literally "rotten nose"; an intensifier for something extremely foul-smelling.
- Mùi từ cống thúi mũi. (The smell from the drain is nose-rottenly foul.)
"thúi thây" or "thúi xương": Literally "rotten corpse" or "rotten bones"; a strong vulgar insult implying someone is contemptible or worthless.
- Đồ thúi thây! (You rotten scoundrel!)
Variants and Related Words
- Thối (adj): The standard, more formal synonym for "rotten" or "stinky." "Thúi" is often considered a dialectal or colloquial variant of "thối."
- Thịt thối. (Rotten meat.)
Synonyms
- Rotten / Decayed: Having undergone decomposition.
- Putrid: In a state of foul decay.
- Fetid / Stinking: Smelling extremely unpleasant.
- (Slang) Crappy / Awful: Of very poor quality.
Related Idioms and Expressions
Thúi như cú: As stinky as an owl (a type of small owl is associated with a bad smell in Vietnamese folklore); means extremely stinky.
- Cái hố rác này thúi như cú. (This garbage pit is as stinky as an owl.)
Tiền thúi: Literally "rotten money"; refers to ill-gotten gains or dirty money.
- Hắn làm giàu từ tiền thúi. (He got rich from dirty money.)