trống không
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Completely empty, containing nothing: Describes a space, container, or area that is utterly vacant and lacks any contents.
- Lacking courtesy forms of address (in speech): Describes a manner of speaking that omits expected polite pronouns or terms of address, making it sound blunt or rude.
Usage Examples
- Adjective (Empty):
- Căn phòng trống không không có đồ đạc. (The room was completely empty, without any furniture.)
- Chiếc hộp trống không. (The box is empty.)
- Adjective (Blunt speech):
- Đừng nói trống không với người lớn. (Don't speak bluntly [without proper address] to elders.)
- Anh ấy trả lời tôi một cách trống không. (He answered me in a blunt manner [without "you"/"sir"/etc.].)
Advanced Usage
- "trống trơn": A near-synonym emphasizing emptiness, often for spaces. It is less commonly used for speech.
- Sau khi chuyển đi, căn hộ trống trơn. (After moving out, the apartment was completely bare.)
- The phrase "nói trống không" is a fixed collocation specifically describing blunt speech.
Variants and Related Words
- Trống (adj): Empty, vacant (can describe a seat, position, or space). Less absolute than "trống không".
- Ghế này còn trống. (This seat is free/vacant.)
- Rỗng (adj): Hollow, empty (can describe physical hollowness or abstract emptiness).
- Một cái thùng rỗng. (An empty barrel.)
- Cảm giác trống rỗng. (A feeling of emptiness.)
Synonyms
- Trống rỗng: Empty, void (can be used for both physical spaces and abstract feelings).
- Trống huếch trống hoác (idiomatic): Gauntly empty, describing a large, conspicuously empty space.
Notes on Different Meanings
- Literal Emptiness: The primary meaning refers to the absolute absence of objects in a physical space.
- Linguistic/Behavioral Meaning: This is a culturally specific usage. In Vietnamese, polite speech requires appropriate personal pronouns and kinship terms. Speaking "trống không" violates this norm, showing a lack of respect or manners. This meaning does not have a direct single-word equivalent in English and is usually explained with phrases like "to speak bluntly without polite address".