ăn bám

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Definition

Verb: - To depend on others for one's living, especially without contributing one's own labor or effort; to be a parasite. This term carries a strong negative connotation of laziness and exploitation.

Usage

• The verb "ăn bám" is used to describe a person who lives off someone else's work or resources.
• It is often followed by the preposition "vào" (on) to specify the person or source being exploited.
• It is a direct and critical term, implying moral judgment.

Examples

• (He refuses to get a job and just sponges off his parents all day.)
• (She is exhausted by a husband who only knows how to live off her.)
• (Society condemns parasites.)

Advanced Usage

• "sống ăn bám": to live a parasitic life.
  • Lối sống ăn bám là đáng xấu hổ. (A parasitic lifestyle is shameful.)
• "tư tưởng ăn bám": a parasitic mindset; the mentality of relying on others.
  • Thanh niên cần loại bỏ tư tưởng ăn bám. (Young people need to eliminate the parasitic mindset.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kẻ ăn bám (noun): a sponger; a parasite; a leech.
  • Anh ta bị mọi người xem là một kẻ ăn bám. (He is seen by everyone as a sponger.)
• Ăn bám xã hội: to be a social parasite.
  • Những kẻ ăn bám xã hội cần bị phê phán. (Social parasites should be criticized.)

Synonyms

• Sống ký sinh: to live parasitically.
• Sống dựa dẫm: to live in a dependent, clinging manner.
• Bám váy (colloquial, often for men depending on women): to cling to someone's apron strings.

Related Idioms

• "Ăn không ngồi rồi": to be idle and do nothing (often implies living off others as a result).
  • Cả ngày anh ta chỉ ăn không ngồi rồi, ăn bám gia đình. (All day he just sits idle, sponging off his family.)

Học thuật

verb

1. To sponge on, to live on
   • ăn bám vào vợ
     to live on one's wife
   • kẻ ăn bám
     sponger