tật
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Definition
- Noun:
- Infirmity / Physical Defect: A permanent, often congenital or accident-induced, abnormality or impairment in a part of the body.
- Habit / Vice: A persistent, and typically bad, habit or mannerism that is hard to correct.
- Disease / Illness: (Now somewhat archaic or proverbial) A sickness or malady.
- Fault / Defect: A recurring flaw or malfunction in an object, machine, or tool.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Anh ấy bị tật ở chân từ nhỏ. (He has had an infirmity in his leg since childhood.)
- Cậu bé có tật hay cắn móng tay. (The boy has the bad habit of biting his nails.)
- Thuốc đắng dã tật. (Bitter medicine cures disease. - Proverb)
- Chiếc máy tính này có tật hay tự động tắt nguồn. (This computer has a defect where it automatically shuts down.)
Advanced Usage
- "tật xấu": A bad habit or vice.
- Hút thuốc là một tật xấu khó bỏ. (Smoking is a bad habit that is hard to quit.)
- "tật nguyền": Disability, crippling infirmity.
- Anh ấy không may bị tật nguyền sau tai nạn. (He unfortunately became disabled after the accident.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tật bệnh (n): Illness, sickness (emphasizing the state of being ill).
- Ông ấy đang chống chọi với tật bệnh. (He is battling illness.)
- Tật đố (n): Envy, jealousy (a specific vice).
- Lòng tật đố khiến cô ấy không vui. (Jealousy makes her unhappy.)
Synonyms
- Infirmity / Disability: for a physical defect.
- Habit / Vice / Mannerism: for a bad habit.
- Disease / Malady: for illness.
- Fault / Flaw / Defect: for an object's malfunction.
Related Idioms
- Chứng nào tật nấy: Literally "Such ailment, such habit"; meaning "A leopard cannot change its spots" or to persist in one's ingrained ways.
- Anh ta hứa sửa nhưng chứng nào tật nấy. (He promised to change, but a leopard can't change its spots.)
- Giấu tật: To hide one's faults or vices.
- Ai cũng có khuyết điểm, đừng cố giấu tật. (Everyone has flaws; don't try to hide them.)
noun
- infirmity habit disease, illness