tréo cựa

Hai lời tuyên bố đó tréo cựa với nhau.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Contradictory; mutually incompatible: Describes two or more statements, facts, or positions that directly oppose or conflict with each other, making them impossible to both be true or valid simultaneously. This term often implies a clear, logical inconsistency.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Hai lời tuyên bố tréo cựa nhau. (The two statements are contradictory.)
  • Những bằng chứng này hoàn toàn tréo cựa. (This evidence is completely contradictory.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "tréo cựa" is identified as a regional or dialectal word (địa phương/đph). It is primarily used in descriptive contexts to point out logical conflicts or inconsistencies between ideas or accounts.

Variants and Related Words

• Mâu thuẫn (adj, n): contradiction, contradictory. This is the more standard, universally understood synonym for "tréo cựa".

Synonyms

• Contradictory: Expressing the opposite.
• Inconsistent: Not staying the same throughout.
• Incompatible: Incapable of existing together in harmony.
• Conflicting: In disagreement or opposition.

Related Idioms

• While "tréo cựa" itself is not commonly part of a fixed idiom, its meaning is central to expressions of contradiction. A related concept is:
  • "Nói một đằng làm một nẻo": To say one thing and do another (to be inconsistent).