tuệch toạc

Một người đàn ông tuệch toạc làm đổ ly nước trên bàn.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Careless, sloppy, or lacking in refinement: Describes speech, behavior, or appearance that is rough, unpolished, and shows a disregard for propriety or detail.
   • Blunt or tactless: Characterizes a manner of speaking that is overly direct, crude, or without consideration for social niceties.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ta có lối ăn nói tuệch toạc, chẳng quan tâm ai nghĩ gì. (He has a blunt way of speaking, not caring what anyone thinks.)
  • Tính nết tuệch toạc của hắn khiến mọi người khó chịu. (His sloppy manners annoy everyone.)
  • Bản báo cáo được làm một cách tuệch toạc, đầy lỗi chính tả. (The report was done in a careless manner, full of spelling errors.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies a negative judgment, suggesting a person or action is uncouth, undisciplined, or lacking in sophistication. It is frequently used to criticize someone's social conduct or the quality of their work.

Variants and Related Words

• Thô tục (adj): vulgar, coarse. (Focuses more on offensive crudeness.)
• Cẩu thả (adj): negligent, slipshod. (Focuses more on lack of care and attention to duty.)
• Bộp chộp (adj): hasty, rash. (Focuses more on impulsive action without thought.)

Synonyms

• Sloppy: lacking care or neatness.
• Blunt: uncompromisingly forthright in speech.
• Uncouth: lacking good manners, refinement, or grace.
• Tactless: having or showing a lack of adroitness and sensitivity in dealing with others.

Related Idioms

• Ăn nói tuệch toạc: to speak in a blunt, tactless manner.
  • Đừng có ăn nói tuệch toạc trước mặt khách hàng. (Don't speak so bluntly in front of the clients.)