tục tằn
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Coarse, vulgar, crude: Describes language, behavior, or a person that is offensive, lacking in refinement, or contrary to accepted standards of decency and good taste. It implies a roughness and indecency in manner or speech.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Lời nói của anh ta rất tục tằn. (His speech is very coarse.)
- Đừng có thói quen tục tằn như vậy. (Don't have such vulgar habits.)
- Bộ phim đó bị chỉ trích vì những cảnh tục tằn. (That film was criticized for its crude scenes.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is often used to express strong disapproval of someone's lack of civility or propriety, particularly in social interactions.
- It can describe an overall character trait or a specific instance of behavior.
Variants and Related Words
- Tục tĩu (adj): obscene, lewd. Often refers specifically to sexual vulgarity.
- Những câu chuyện tục tĩu không phù hợp ở đây. (Obscene stories are not appropriate here.)
- Thô tục (adj): rude, vulgar. A close synonym, often interchangeable.
- Ngôn ngữ thô tục bị cấm trên sóng truyền hình. (Vulgar language is banned on television.)
Synonyms
- Coarse: Lacking refinement or grace.
- Vulgar: Lacking sophistication or good taste; indecent.
- Crude: In a natural or raw state; not processed or refined (of behavior: offensively direct or simple).
- Uncouth: Lacking good manners, refinement, or grace.
Related Idioms
- Ăn nói tục tằn: To speak in a coarse/vulgar manner.
- Anh ta chẳng được việc gì ngoài việc ăn nói tục tằn. (He is good for nothing but speaking coarsely.)
- Cử chỉ tục tằn: Vulgar gestures.
- Những cử chỉ tục tằn đó khiến mọi người khó chịu. (Those vulgar gestures made people uncomfortable.)