thâm căn cố đế
Definition
- Idiomatic phrase:
- Deep-rooted and firmly entrenched: Describes a habit, custom, problem, or characteristic that has existed for a very long time, is deeply ingrained, and is extremely difficult to change or eradicate.
Usage Examples
- Idiomatic phrase:
- Thói quen hút thuốc của ông ấy đã thâm căn cố đế. (His smoking habit is deep-rooted and firmly entrenched.)
- Sự tham nhũng trong cơ quan đó là thâm căn cố đế. (The corruption in that agency is deep-rooted and firmly entrenched.)
- Những định kiến xã hội này đã trở nên thâm căn cố đế. (These social prejudices have become deep-rooted and firmly entrenched.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is often used to describe negative, persistent conditions that resist reform or improvement. It carries a connotation of something being stubbornly established over a very long period.
Synonyms
- Deep-seated: firmly established at a deep level.
- Ingrained: deeply embedded and difficult to remove.
- Inveterate: long-established and unlikely to change (often for habits).
- Hardened: firmly established and resistant to change.
Related Idioms
- Ăn sâu vào máu: (lit. to eat deep into the blood) to be in one's blood, to be second nature.
- Tình yêu âm nhạc đã ăn sâu vào máu anh ấy. (His love for music is in his blood.)
- Trở thành cố tật: to become an inveterate habit or a chronic flaw.
- Sự trì hoãn của cô ấy đã trở thành cố tật. (Her procrastination has become an inveterate habit.)