đếch cần
Definition
- Interjection / Slang Phrase (Vulgar):
- "I don't give a damn/fuck": A highly vulgar and emphatic expression of complete indifference, dismissal, or refusal. It conveys a strong sense of not caring at all about something or someone.
- "I don't need (it)": In some contexts, it can express a blunt refusal or the assertion that something is utterly unnecessary.
Usage Examples
- Interjection / Phrase:
- Đếch cần! (I don't give a fuck!)
- Tao đếch cần lời khuyên của mày. (I don't give a damn about your advice.)
- Nó nói đếch cần tiền đó. (He said he doesn't need that money at all.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is built from the vulgar slang word "đếch" (a euphemistic alteration of a stronger obscenity) and "cần" (to need). Its force comes from the crude modifier.
- It is almost exclusively used in very informal, familiar, or confrontational speech. Using it can be highly offensive.
Variants and Related Words
- Cần (v): to need, to require.
- Tôi cần sự giúp đỡ. (I need help.)
- Không cần (phrase): to not need (a standard, non-vulgar negation).
- Tôi không cần. (I don't need it.)
Synonyms (in English, for meaning)
- I don't give a damn/fuck/crap (vulgar)
- I couldn't care less (idiomatic)
- To hell with it (idiomatic)
Related Idioms
- Đếch quan tâm: A similarly vulgar phrase meaning "I don't give a damn (about it)."
- Nó đếch quan tâm chuyện gì sẽ xảy ra. (He doesn't give a damn what will happen.)