đui
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Blind; eyeless: Lacking the sense of sight; unable to see. Often used to describe a person or animal.
- Dull, blunt (figurative): Used metaphorically to describe something lacking sharpness, intelligence, or awareness.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Ông cụ ấy bị đui từ nhỏ. (That old man has been blind since childhood.)
- Con dao này lưỡi đui rồi, chẳng cắt được gì. (This knife's blade is blunt now; it can't cut anything.)
- Đừng giả đui giả điếc trước sự thật. (Don't pretend to be blind and deaf to the truth.)
Advanced Usage
- "Giả đui giả điếc": To pretend to be blind and deaf; to feign ignorance or turn a blind eye to something.
- Anh ta cứ giả đui giả điếc trước những lỗi sai của mình. (He keeps pretending to be blind and deaf to his own mistakes.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đui mù (adj): Completely blind; also used figuratively to mean ignorant or in the dark about something.
- Hành động một cách đui mù. (To act blindly/ignorantly.)
- Đui đèn (noun): A light bulb socket.
- Thay cái đui đèn mới. (Replace the light bulb socket.)
- Đầu đui (noun): In mechanics, a blunt or flat end; a socket head.
Synonyms
- Mù (adj): Blind. (The most common and direct synonym for the physical condition).
- Tối tăm (adj): Dark, benighted. (Used more for figurative lack of understanding or moral blindness).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(Note: As an adjective, "đui" does not form phrasal verbs in the same way verbs do. Its combinations are typically fixed idioms or compound nouns.)
Related Idioms
- "Bảy mươi chưa đui, chưa què mới khen rằng tốt": A proverb meaning one cannot truly praise their good fortune (being neither blind nor lame) until reaching old age; implying that health in old age is a blessing.
- "Mắt đui, lòng sáng": Blind eyes, bright heart; meaning a person may be physically blind but possesses great wisdom or moral clarity.