đốn
Definition
Verb:
- To cut down; to chop down: The primary meaning refers to felling trees or plants, typically to harvest wood or clear land.
- To prune; to lop off: Refers to cutting back branches or parts of a plant to encourage new growth or manage its shape.
Adjective (colloquial):
- Wretched; base; despicable: Describes a person's character or behavior as morally low, corrupt, or shameless.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Họ đốn một cây cổ thụ trong vườn. (They cut down an ancient tree in the garden.)
- Người nông dân đốn bớt cành để cây ra nhiều quả hơn. (The farmer pruned the branches so the tree would bear more fruit.)
- Adjective:
- Hành động của hắn thật đốn mạt. (His actions are truly despicable.)
Advanced Usage
- "đốn tim": A modern slang expression meaning "to steal one's heart" or to cause someone to fall in love instantly, often due to overwhelming charm or attractiveness.
- Màn trình diễn của cô ấy đốn tim khán giả. (Her performance stole the audience's hearts.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đốn củi (v): to chop/cut firewood.
- Ông ấy lên rừng đốn củi. (He went to the forest to chop firewood.)
- Đốn hạ (v): to fell, to cut down (often with a sense of force or finality).
- Kẻ thù bị đốn hạ. (The enemy was cut down.)
Synonyms
- Cut down / Chop down: (for trees).
- Prune / Trim: (for branches).
- Wicked / Vile: (for moral character).
Related Idioms
- Đốn mạt: utterly despicable or vile.
- Lời nói đốn mạt đó không thể chấp nhận được. (Those vile words are unacceptable.)
- Cây ngay không sợ chết đứng: A proverb meaning "A straight tree does not fear a standing death," sometimes associated with the context of being "cut down," implying an honest person has no fear of false accusations.
verb
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To cut down; to chop down
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