tờ bồi
Definition
- Noun:
- Official documents / Papers: Refers to documents, specifically those related to official or bureaucratic matters, such as government papers, certificates, or formal records.
- Documents / Papers (general): In a broader sense, it can refer to documents and paperwork in general, including letters and various written materials.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Ông ấy đang loay hoay với một chồng tờ bồi. (He is fumbling with a stack of official documents.)
- Công việc này đòi hỏi nhiều tờ bồi phức tạp. (This job requires a lot of complicated paperwork.)
- Anh ta để quên tờ bồi quan trọng ở nhà. (He forgot the important papers at home.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "tờ bồi" is considered somewhat old-fashioned or literary in modern Vietnamese. It often carries a nuance of cumbersome, numerous, or troublesome bureaucratic paperwork.
Variants and Related Words
Giấy tờ (n): documents, papers (the more common, modern equivalent).
- Anh cần mang đầy đủ giấy tờ tùy thân. (You need to bring full personal identification papers.)
Hồ sơ (n): dossier, file, records (a collection of documents on a specific matter).
- Hồ sơ dự án đã được nộp. (The project dossier has been submitted.)
Synonyms
- Papers: Written documents.
- Documentation: The collection of documents providing official information or evidence.
- Bureaucratic paperwork: Official documents, often implying complexity.
Related Idioms
- "Vướng víu tờ bồi": To be tied up with or entangled in paperwork.
- Công việc kinh doanh mới khiến anh ấy vướng víu tờ bồi. (The new business has him entangled in paperwork.)