vô tài

vô tài

Một người vô tài không thể hoàn thành công việc đơn giản.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Lacking talent; incompetent; incapable: Describes a person who has no notable skills, abilities, or aptitude for a particular task or in general. It emphasizes a deficiency in natural or acquired talent.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • Anh ta bị chê tài. (He is criticized for being incompetent.)
    • Một kẻtài như vậy không thể lãnh đạo được. (Such an incapable person cannot lead.)
    • Đừng trách , chỉtài chứ không cố ý. (Don't blame him; he is merely untalented, not intentional.)
Advanced Usage
  • The term is often used in a critical or dismissive context to judge someone's fundamental lack of ability. It can be part of a harsher critique when combined with other flaws, e.g., "vô tài lạiđức" (both untalented and immoral).
Variants and Related Words
  • Bất tài (adj): A more common and direct synonym meaning incompetent, untalented.
    • Ông ấy một vị tướng bất tài. (He is an incompetent general.)
Synonyms
  • Incompetent: Lacking the necessary skill or ability.
  • Untalented: Having no natural aptitude or skill.
  • Incapable: Unable to do or achieve something.
Related Idioms
  • tàiđức: To be both untalented and lacking in virtue; thoroughly inept and immoral.
    • Kẻtàiđức đó không xứng đáng được tôn trọng. (That person, who is both incompetent and immoral, does not deserve respect.)