tàn ngược

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Cruel and tyrannical; brutally oppressive: Describes a person, especially a ruler, or actions that are extremely brutal, unjust, and oppressive, showing a complete lack of mercy or humane principles.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Triều đại đó nổi tiếng là tàn ngược. (That dynasty was infamous for being cruel and tyrannical.)
  • Hắn là một kẻ thống trị tàn ngược. (He is a brutally oppressive ruler.)
  • Những luật lệ tàn ngược đã khiến dân chúng nổi dậy. (The tyrannical laws caused the people to revolt.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "tàn ngược" is often used in historical or literary contexts to describe despotic rulers, corrupt regimes, or heinous acts of power. It carries a strong moral condemnation.

Variants and Related Words

• Tàn bạo (adj): cruel, brutal.
  • Hành động tàn bạo. (A brutal action.)
• Bạo ngược (adj): tyrannical, despotic. (This is the direct synonym referenced in the source dictionary.)
  • Chính quyền bạo ngược. (A despotic government.)

Synonyms

• Tyrannical: exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way.
• Despotic: characteristic of a ruler with absolute power who uses it oppressively.
• Brutal: savagely violent, cruel.

Related Idioms

• While "tàn ngược" itself is not commonly part of a fixed idiom, it is semantically related to concepts like:
  • "Thống trị bằng bàn tay sắt": to rule with an iron fist.

    • Nhà vua thống trị đất nước bằng bàn tay sắt. (The king ruled the country with an iron fist.)