tin dữ
Definition
- Noun:
- Bad news: Information about an event that is harmful, dangerous, or causes sorrow and distress. It refers to a report or message conveying an unfortunate, tragic, or painful occurrence.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Người lính run rẩy khi nhận được tin dữ từ chiến trường. (The soldier trembled upon receiving the bad news from the battlefield.)
- Tin dữ lan nhanh khắp làng. (The bad news spread quickly throughout the village.)
- Hãy chuẩn bị tinh thần, đây là một tin dữ. (Please brace yourself; this is a piece of bad news.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is often used in formal or literary contexts to describe news of death, serious accidents, major failures, or significant losses.
- It carries a strong emotional weight, implying the news is not just negative but profoundly upsetting.
Variants and Related Words
- Tin buồn (n): Sad news. Often used specifically as a euphemism for news of a death.
- Cả gia đình bàng hoàng trước tin buồn. (The whole family was shocked by the sad news.)
- Tin xấu (n): Bad news. This can be slightly less severe or more general than "tin dữ."
- Đó quả thực là tin xấu cho dự án. (That is truly bad news for the project.)
Synonyms
- Bad tidings: (Literary) News, especially of an unfortunate kind.
- Ill news: (Formal) Harmful or distressing news.
Related Idioms
- Tin dữ đồn xa: Bad news travels fast. This idiom highlights how negative information spreads quickly.
- Quả đúng là tin dữ đồn xa, mọi người đều biết chuyện rồi. (It's true that bad news travels fast; everyone knows about it already.)