đồ đảng
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Definition
- Noun:
- Accomplice, partner in crime: Refers to a person who helps another commit a crime or wrongdoing.
- Partisan, follower, member of a (negative) group: Refers to a member of a faction, gang, or group, often with a negative connotation of being involved in illicit or undesirable activities.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Hắn và đồ đảng của hắn đã bị bắt. (He and his accomplices have been arrested.)
- Băng nhóm đó có nhiều đồ đảng nguy hiểm. (That gang has many dangerous members.)
- Chúng là đồ đảng của một tổ chức bất hợp pháp. (They are partisans of an illegal organization.)
Advanced Usage
- The word đồ đảng inherently carries a negative connotation. It is typically used to describe members of criminal gangs, corrupt groups, or factions involved in plots and schemes.
- Âm mưu của hắn và đồ đảng đã bị phát hiện. (The plot by him and his co-conspirators was discovered.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đồng bọn (noun): A very close synonym, meaning accomplice or partner in crime.
- Hai tên đồng bọn đã trốn thoát. (The two accomplices escaped.)
- Đảng (noun): Party or faction. Đồ đảng is a compound word where "đồ" implies a derogatory term for a person and "đảng" means faction.
- Tay chân (noun): Henchmen, underlings. This is related but emphasizes a subordinate role within a group.
Synonyms
- Kẻ tòng phạm: Accomplice.
- Kẻ đồng lõa: Accomplice, accessory.
- Thành viên (của băng nhóm/tổ chức xấu): Member (of a bad gang/organization).
Related Phrases
- Băng đảng: Gang, criminal syndicate. This is a common compound where đảng appears, but it refers to the organization itself, not an individual member.
- Đầu sỏ và đồ đảng: Ringleader and accomplices. A common collocation.
- Accomplice,partisan