vô giáo dục
Definition
- Adjective:
- Ill-mannered / Uneducated: Describes a person who lacks proper manners, upbringing, or basic social education, behaving in a rude or uncivilized way.
- Uncultured / Without refinement: Refers to a lack of cultivation or cultural education, showing coarse behavior.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Hành động đó thật vô giáo dục. (That action is truly ill-mannered.)
- Đừng có vô giáo dục với người lớn như vậy. (Don't be so rude to your elders.)
- Lời nói của hắn thể hiện một con người vô giáo dục. (His words reveal an uncultured person.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used as a strong criticism of someone's behavior or character, implying a failure in their upbringing or a deliberate disregard for social norms. It is more severe than simply being "impolite."
Variants and Related Words
- Thiếu giáo dục (adj): Lacking education; often used similarly but can sometimes imply a lack of formal schooling rather than just manners.
- Đó là một hành vi thiếu giáo dục. (That is an uneducated behavior.)
Synonyms
- Rude: Offensively impolite or ill-mannered.
- Uncouth: Lacking good manners, refinement, or grace.
- Ill-bred: Poorly brought up; having bad manners.
Related Idioms
- While "vô giáo dục" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, it is conceptually related to phrases criticizing poor upbringing.
- Ăn nói bỗ bã: To speak in a coarse, unrefined manner.
- Anh ta ăn nói bỗ bã, thật vô giáo dục. (He speaks coarsely; it's truly ill-mannered.)