đểu
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Definition
Adjective:
- Ill-bred; vulgar; despicable: Describes a person of low moral character, who is deceitful, untrustworthy, and acts without regard for ethics. It implies a sneaky, underhanded, and contemptible nature.
- Rotten; bad: Can describe an action or behavior that is profoundly dishonest or malicious.
Noun:
- A scoundrel; a bastard (vulgar): Used as a strong term of abuse to refer to a person considered utterly deceitful and immoral.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Hắn ta là một kẻ rất đểu. (He is a very despicable scoundrel.)
- Làm việc đó thật đểu. (Doing that is truly rotten.)
- Noun (as a term of address or reference):
- Đồ đểu! Mày lừa tao. (You bastard! You deceived me.)
- Tên đểu đó lại lừa được một người nữa. (That scoundrel deceived another person.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "đểu" is highly colloquial and vulgar. It carries strong negative emotion and is used to express deep contempt, anger, or betrayal. It is inappropriate in formal contexts.
- It often describes someone who betrays trust, especially in a sneaky or cunning way, not through open confrontation.
Variants and Related Words
- Đểu cáng (adj): An intensified form meaning utterly despicable, vile.
- Hành động đểu cáng. (A vile action.)
- Đểu giả (adj/n): Hypocritical and despicable.
- Bộ mặt đểu giả của hắn. (His hypocritical and despicable face.)
Synonyms
- Despicable: Deserving hatred and contempt.
- Deceitful: Guilty of or involving deceit; deceiving or misleading others.
- Scoundrel: A dishonest or unscrupulous person.
- Bastard (vulgar): A cruel, rude, or despicable man.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Chơi đểu: To act in a deceitful, underhanded way; to pull a dirty trick.
- Nó chơi đểu bằng cách gian lận. (He played dirty by cheating.)
- Mặt đểu: A face that looks dishonest or shifty; often used to describe an untrustworthy expression.
- Nhìn mặt đểu là biết không nên tin. (Looking at his shifty face, you know you shouldn't trust him.)
- ill-bred; vulgar