thua thiệt
Definition
- Verb:
- To suffer loss: To be in a position of disadvantage or to experience material, financial, or non-material detriment due to circumstances, an agreement, or a comparison with others.
- To be at a disadvantage: To be in an unfavorable or less privileged position compared to others, often leading to a sense of unfairness or deprivation.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Công ty nhỏ thường thua thiệt trong cuộc cạnh tranh với các tập đoàn lớn. (Small companies often suffer losses in competition with large corporations.)
- Trong vụ chia tài sản, cô ấy cảm thấy mình bị thua thiệt. (In the asset division, she felt she was at a disadvantage.)
- Không ai muốn thua thiệt trong một thương vụ. (No one wants to be disadvantaged in a business deal.)
Advanced Usage
- The verb often conveys a sense of comparative injustice or unfair loss, not just a simple, neutral loss. It implies a measurable or felt deficit relative to others or to a previous state.
Variants and Related Words
- Thiệt thòi (adj/verb): To be disadvantaged, to suffer a disadvantage. Often used interchangeably with , though can more frequently describe a state of being, while emphasizes the process or result of suffering loss.
- Trẻ em vùng sâu vùng xa chịu nhiều thiệt thòi. (Children in remote areas suffer many disadvantages.)
Synonyms
- To be disadvantaged: To be in an unfavorable position.
- To incur a loss: To experience a loss, especially financial.
- To lose out: To suffer a loss or disadvantage in a situation.
Related Idioms
- Thua thiệt đủ đường: To lose out on all fronts; to be disadvantaged in every aspect.
- Hợp đồng đó khiến công ty chúng tôi thua thiệt đủ đường. (That contract caused our company to lose out on all fronts.)
verb
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to suffer loss
