trọc phú

Một trọc phú đeo nhiều trang sức vàng nhưng không biết đọc một cuốn sách đơn giản.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An uneducated, uncultured, or ill-bred rich person; a vulgarian; a nouveau riche (with a strong negative connotation of ignorance). This term combines "trọc" (bald, but here implying crude or lacking) and "phú" (rich), specifically criticizing a person who has wealth but lacks education, refinement, or cultural sophistication.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ta chỉ là một tay trọc phú, có tiền nhưng cư xử rất thô lỗ. (He is just a vulgar rich guy; he has money but behaves very rudely.)
  • Khu phố mới đầy những trọc phú khoe của. (The new neighborhood is full of uncultured rich people showing off their wealth.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is inherently pejorative and is often used in social or cultural commentary to critique the perceived lack of grace, knowledge, or ethics that can accompany newly acquired wealth.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhà giàu (n): a rich person or family (neutral term).
• Kẻ mới phất (n): nouveau riche, upstart (critical, but focuses more on recent wealth than on ignorance).
• Kẻ vô học (n): an uneducated, ignorant person (does not imply wealth).

Synonyms

• Vulgarian: a person lacking sophistication or good taste.
• Nouveau riche (often used pejoratively): a person who has recently become rich and is perceived as ostentatious or lacking in social graces.
• Uncouth rich person: a descriptive synonym.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Giàu xổi: describes wealth acquired quickly and often unsolidly, which can be associated with the character of a "trọc phú."
  • Sự giàu xổi của hắn khiến hắn thành một trọc phú điển hình. (His quick, unstable wealth turned him into a typical vulgar rich person.)