tà gian
Definition
- Adjective:
- Deceitful and wicked; evil and crafty: Describes a person, behavior, or intention that is morally corrupt, dishonest, and characterized by treachery or underhanded schemes.
- Deviant and immoral: Refers to actions or thoughts that stray from accepted moral standards, often with a connotation of sexual impropriety or perversion.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Bọn người tà gian đó luôn lừa dối người khác. (Those deceitful people always deceive others.)
- Hắn ta có những ý đồ tà gian. (He has wicked intentions.)
- Lời nói tà gian không bao giờ nên tin. (Deceitful words should never be trusted.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "tà gian" is considered literary or archaic in modern Vietnamese. In contemporary usage, the reversed form "gian tà" is more common and carries the same meaning.
- Những thủ đoạn gian tà của hắn đã bị bại lộ. (His crafty tricks have been exposed.)
Variants and Related Words
Gian tà (adj): deceitful, wicked, evil. (This is the more frequently used variant.)
- Kẻ gian tà khó có thể che giấu bản chất lâu dài. (An evil person cannot hide their nature for long.)
Tà đạo (n): heresy; a deviant or heretical doctrine.
- Giáo phái đó bị coi là tà đạo. (That sect is considered heretical.)
Gian dối (adj): deceitful, fraudulent.
- Hành động gian dối đó thật đáng khinh. (That deceitful action is despicable.)
Synonyms
- Wicked: Evil or morally wrong.
- Deceitful: Guilty of or involving deception.
- Crafty: Clever at achieving one's aims by indirect or deceitful methods.
- Immoral: Not conforming to accepted standards of morality.
Related Idioms
- Gian tà hiểm độc: Describes someone who is extremely treacherous, wicked, and malicious.
- Tên phản bội đó gian tà hiểm độc. (That traitor is extremely treacherous and malicious.)