thiểu đức

Một người thiểu đức thường không giữ lời hứa của mình.

Definition

1. Adjective (archaic/literary):
   • Lacking in virtue; having little moral character: Describes a person who is deficient in ethical principles, goodness, or moral excellence. It implies a shortcoming in one's moral or virtuous conduct.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Kẻ thiểu đức ấy không được lòng dân. (That virtue-deficient individual is not favored by the people.)
  • Hành động đó bị coi là thiểu đức. (That action is considered to be lacking in virtue.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily found in classical or literary Vietnamese contexts, historical texts, or formal critiques of character. It is a strong, judgmental term.

Variants and Related Words

• Vô đức (adj): Virtueless, completely without virtue. Often stronger and more condemnatory than "thiểu đức."
  • Bậc vua chúa vô đức sẽ mất nước. (A virtueless king will lose the country.)

Synonyms

• Unvirtuous: Lacking virtue.
• Morally deficient: Deficient in moral qualities.
• Ignoble: Not honorable in character.

Related Idioms

• Thiểu đức thiểu tài: Lacking both virtue and talent. Used to describe someone incompetent and morally flawed.
  • Một kẻ thiểu đức thiểu tài thì chẳng làm nên trò trống gì. (A person lacking both virtue and talent will not accomplish anything.)