vô loại
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Wicked, base, vile: "vô loại" describes a person or their behavior as morally reprehensible, lacking in virtue, and despicable. It implies a complete disregard for ethical standards or social norms.
- Worthless, low-class: It can also refer to someone considered to be of the lowest social or moral standing, utterly without merit or value.
Usage Examples
- Adjective: (He is a wicked person, specializing in scamming the elderly.) (Those vile actions cannot be forgiven.) (Don't believe the promises of that worthless scoundrel.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is very strong and pejorative. It is used to express extreme moral condemnation and contempt.
- It often appears in literary contexts or in strong verbal condemnations to describe treacherous, cruel, or profoundly immoral characters.
Variants and Related Words
- Vô loài (adj): An older or variant form with the same meaning (wicked, base). This form is less common in modern usage but is found in classical literature. (The antagonist in the story is a base character.)
Synonyms
- Đê tiện (adj): Mean, despicable.
- Hèn hạ (adj): Lowly, ignoble.
- Thấp hèn (adj): Low, base.
- Xấu xa (adj): Evil, bad.
Related Idioms
- While "vô loại" itself is not typically part of a longer fixed idiom, it is a term used within condemnatory phrases. (You wicked scoundrel!) – A common exclamation of strong contempt.