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Definition
- Adjective:
- Suspicious; distrustful: Having or showing a tendency to suspect or doubt the honesty, truth, or intentions of others; inclined to question and mistrust.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Ông ấy là người rất đa nghi. (He is a very suspicious/distrustful person.)
- Tính đa nghi của cô ấy khiến cô khó kết bạn. (Her distrustful nature makes it hard for her to make friends.)
- Đừng đa nghi quá, họ thực sự muốn giúp đỡ. (Don't be so suspicious; they genuinely want to help.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a negative connotation, implying excessive or unreasonable doubt that can harm relationships.
- It is historically and culturally referenced through the figure of Tào Tháo (Cao Cao), a famously cunning and suspicious historical strategist in Chinese history, which is a common allusion in Vietnamese.
Variants and Related Words
Nghi ngờ (v): to doubt, to suspect.
- Cô ấy nghi ngờ lời hứa của anh ta. (She doubts his promise.)
Hoài nghi (v/n): to be skeptical; skepticism.
- Thái độ hoài nghi của anh ấy là rõ ràng. (His skeptical attitude is clear.)
Synonyms
- Distrustful: Having a lack of trust.
- Mistrustful: Not trusting someone or something.
- Cynical: Believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest.
- Wary: Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems.
Related Idioms
- Đa nghi như Tào Tháo: As suspicious as Cao Cao. This idiom describes someone who is extremely and famously distrustful.
- Anh đừng đa nghi như Tào Tháo, không ai lừa dối anh đâu. (Don't be as suspicious as Cao Cao; no one is deceiving you.)
adj
- suspicious; distrustfull