tật nguyền
Definition
Noun:
- Disability / physical impairment: A physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities. It refers to a state of having a significant, often congenital or long-term, impairment.
- Deformity / malformation: A part of the body that is not formed correctly, often present from birth.
Adjective:
- Disabled / handicapped: Having a physical or mental disability. Used to describe a person who has a tật nguyền.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Anh ấy mang một tật nguyền từ nhỏ. (He has had a disability since childhood.)
- Xã hội cần quan tâm hơn đến người tật nguyền. (Society needs to care more for people with disabilities.)
- Adjective:
- Một cụ già tật nguyền đang băng qua đường. (A disabled elderly person is crossing the street.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "tật nguyền" is a formal and descriptive term. In modern, person-first language, phrases like "người khuyết tật" (person with a disability) are often preferred as they emphasize the person before the condition.
- It can be used in legal, medical, and social contexts to discuss rights, accessibility, and support systems.
Variants and Related Words
- Khuyết tật (n): Disability. This is the more standard, contemporary term.
- Trung tâm hỗ trợ người khuyết tật. (A support center for people with disabilities.)
- Tàn tật (n/adjective): Disabled, handicapped. Similar in meaning but can sometimes carry a more severe connotation.
Synonyms
- Disability: A physical or mental condition that limits activities.
- Handicap: A disadvantage that makes achievement difficult.
- Impairment: The state of being weakened or damaged.
- Deformity: A malformation of a body part.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Thương người tật nguyền: To have compassion for the disabled.
- Chúng ta nên học cách thương người tật nguyền. (We should learn to have compassion for the disabled.)
- Sống chung với tật nguyền: To live with a disability.
- Câu chuyện về sống chung với tật nguyền rất cảm động. (The story about living with a disability is very touching.)