uế tạp
Definition
- Adjective:
- Filthy; foul; squalid: Describes a state of being extremely dirty, contaminated with waste or impure matter, often causing disgust. It refers to physical uncleanliness and impurity.
- Unclean; defiled: Can describe something that is morally or ceremonially impure.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Khu ổ chuột này rất uế tạp và nguy hiểm. (This slum is very filthy and dangerous.)
- Không khí trong hầm mỏ bị uế tạp bởi khí độc. (The air in the mine was foul with toxic gas.)
- Sau trận lụt, đường phố ngập trong nước uế tạp. (After the flood, the streets were submerged in foul water.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is often used in formal, literary, or descriptive contexts to emphasize a severe, repulsive level of dirtiness, especially involving waste or decay. It is stronger than simply "bẩn" (dirty).
Variants and Related Words
- Uế (adj/n): Filth, excrement; foul. Often used in compound words related to impurity.
- Ô uế (adj): Defiled, polluted (commonly used for moral or ritual impurity).
- Cấu uế (adj): Dirty, stained (often with a connotation of moral stain).
Synonyms
- Bẩn thỉu: Very dirty, grubby.
- Dơ bẩn: Dirty, unclean.
- Hôi hám: Stinking, foul-smelling.
- Thối tha: Rotten, putrid.
Related Idioms
- Uế khí xung thiên: Foul air reaching the sky; describes an extremely filthy and stinky environment.
- Bãi rác để lâu ngày, uế khí xung thiên. (The garbage dump left for too long had foul air reaching the sky.)