võ biền
Definition
Adjective:
- Uncultured / Boorish: Describes a person, behavior, or mindset that is crude, uncivilized, and lacking in refinement or intellectual depth, often associated with a brute-force approach.
- Soldierly / Militaristic: Pertaining to a crude, overly simplistic, or brutish mentality stereotypically associated with soldiers or mercenaries, emphasizing force over reason.
Noun:
- A brute / A boor: A person characterized by such an uncultured, crude, and brutish mentality.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Lối suy nghĩ đó thật võ biền. (That way of thinking is so uncultured/brutish.)
- Anh ta cư xử một cách võ biền. (He behaves in a boorish manner.)
- Noun:
- Hắn đúng là một kẻ võ biền. (He is truly a brute.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used pejoratively to criticize an approach that relies solely on physical strength, coercion, or simplistic aggression, while disregarding diplomacy, intellect, or subtlety.
- Giải quyết vấn đề bằng bạo lực là hành động võ biền. (Solving problems with violence is a brutish action.)
Variants and Related Words
- Võ biền tính (n): The characteristic of being brutish or having a crude, militaristic mentality.
Synonyms
- Boorish: Rough and bad-mannered.
- Uncouth: Lacking good manners, refinement, or grace.
- Brutish: Resembling or characteristic of a brute, especially in being coarse, violent, or stupid.
- Philistine: A person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts.
Related Idioms
- Đầu óc võ biền: A "soldierly" or brutish mind; a mind that thinks only in terms of force.
- Hắn có cái đầu óc võ biền, chẳng hiểu chuyện gì ngoài chuyện đấm đá. (He has a brutish mind, understanding nothing besides fighting.)