vô nghệ

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Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Without a profession or trade: Describes a person who lacks a formal occupation, skilled craft, or regular employment. It implies not having a recognized means of livelihood.
   • Unskilled; lacking a craft: Highlights an absence of specialized skills or vocational training.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau chiến tranh, nhiều người trở về trong tình trạng vô nghệ. (After the war, many people returned in a state of being without a profession.)
  • Ông ấy sống vô nghệ và phụ thuộc vào gia đình. (He lives without a trade and depends on his family.)

Advanced Usage

• The term can carry a socio-economic connotation, often describing a state of vulnerability or lack of social standing tied to professional identity.

Variants and Related Words

• Thất nghiệp (adj): unemployed; specifically refers to being jobless, often temporarily, whereas can describe a more chronic lack of a profession.
  • Anh ấy thất nghiệp đã sáu tháng. (He has been unemployed for six months.)

Synonyms

• Unemployed: lacking a job.
• Jobless: without work.
• Unskilled: lacking specific training or expertise.

Related Idioms

• Vô công rồi nghề: to be idle and without a proper trade; to be unoccupied and lacking professional skills.
  • Kẻ vô công rồi nghề suốt ngày lang thang. (The idle person without a trade wanders around all day.)