tha hoá
Definition
- Verb:
- To degenerate / to become corrupt: Refers to the process of moral, ethical, or social decline, where a person, group, or institution loses their original positive qualities, principles, or integrity.
- To be alienated (in a philosophical or social sense): Describes a state where someone becomes estranged from their true self, their community, or their work, often due to societal or systemic forces.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Một số quan chức đã bị tha hoá bởi quyền lực và tiền bạc. (Some officials have been corrupted by power and money.)
- Sự cô đơn trong xã hội hiện đại có thể khiến con người ta cảm thấy bị tha hoá. (Loneliness in modern society can make people feel alienated.)
Advanced Usage
"sự tha hoá" (noun): The state or process of degeneration/corruption or alienation.
- Sự tha hoá của quyền lực là một chủ đề nghiêm trọng. (The corruption of power is a serious topic.)
"tha hoá đạo đức": Moral degeneration/corruption.
- Hành động đó là một biểu hiện của tha hoá đạo đức. (That action is a manifestation of moral corruption.)
Variants and Related Words
- Suy thoái (v/n): to decline, to deteriorate; decline, deterioration. Often used for economic or moral decline, but is generally broader and less specific to the internal moral/alienation aspect of "tha hoá".
- Hư hỏng (v/adj): to be spoiled, to be corrupted. Commonly used for objects breaking down or for people (often youth) becoming morally wayward.
Synonyms
- To corrupt: to cause to become dishonest or immoral.
- To degenerate: to decline to a lower state.
- To alienate: to cause someone to feel isolated or estranged.
Related Concepts
- Alienation (Marxist theory): A key concept where workers become disconnected from the product of their labor, the work process, their fellow workers, and their own human potential.
- Triết học Marx bàn nhiều về sự tha hoá của người lao động. (Marxist philosophy discusses extensively the alienation of the worker.)