thô lậu
Definition
- Adjective:
- Crude and shallow; vulgar and ignorant: Describes a person, behavior, or thing that is unrefined, lacking in sophistication, and characterized by narrow-mindedness or superficial knowledge.
- Coarse and backward; uncouth: Often implies a state of being rough, unpolished, and lagging behind in cultural or intellectual development.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ta cư xử một cách thô lậu. (He behaves in a crude and vulgar manner.)
- Kiến thức thô lậu của hắn khiến mọi người kinh ngạc. (His shallow and ignorant knowledge astonished everyone.)
- Những bình luận đó thật sự rất thô lậu. (Those comments are truly very coarse and uncouth.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is often used in a formal or literary context to criticize a severe lack of cultivation, education, or refinement. It carries a strong negative judgment.
Variants and Related Words
- Thô thiển (adj): Crude, vulgar, lacking subtlety. Often used interchangeably with , though may emphasize overt rudeness more.
- Lời nói thô thiển. (Crude words.)
Synonyms
- Uncouth: Lacking good manners, refinement, or grace.
- Vulgar: Lacking sophistication or good taste; unrefined.
- Crude: In a natural or raw state; not processed or refined. Also, offensively coarse or rude.
- Ignorant: Lacking knowledge or awareness in general.
Related Idioms
- While itself is not commonly part of a fixed idiom, it is used in descriptive phrases to strongly condemn a lack of culture.
- Con người thô lậu. (A crude and backward person.)
- Tư tưởng thô lậu. (Crude and shallow thinking.)