đứa
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Classifier / Noun:
- A person (derogatory or familiar): Used before a noun or alone to refer to a person, often implying a lower social position, contempt, or familiarity. It is commonly used for children, subordinates, or people one looks down upon.
- A child / kid: A neutral term for a child when used with words like "con" (offspring), but can carry a familiar or slightly dismissive tone.
Usage Examples
- Classifier / Noun:
- Đứa con đó rất ngoan. (That child is very well-behaved.)
- Đừng tin đứa đó. (Don't trust that person/that individual.)
- Đến chơi cháu, nhưng chả đứa nào ở nhà. (He went to see his grandchildren, but none of them was in.)
- Đứa kẻ cắp đã bị bắt. (The pickpocket has been caught.)
Advanced Usage
- Used absolutely (without a following noun) to refer contemptuously or familiarly to a person already understood from context.
- Đứa này hư quá! (This [kid/person] is so naughty!)
- Can be used in plural forms like "những đứa" (those individuals/kids) or "mấy đứa" (a few kids/people).
Variants and Related Words
- Đứa bé (n): A young child, baby. Often neutral or affectionate.
- Đứa bé đang ngủ. (The baby is sleeping.)
- Đứa trẻ (n): A child. Slightly more formal than "đứa bé."
- Bảo vệ những đứa trẻ. (Protect the children.)
Synonyms
- Child / Kid: A young person.
- Individual / Person: A human being, often with a neutral or negative connotation.
- Brat: A poorly behaved child (strongly derogatory).
Related Idioms
- Đứa dại, đứa khôn: (Literal: the foolish one, the wise one) Refers to the varying characters or fortunes of different children/people.
- Trong nhà có đứa dại, đứa khôn. (In a family, some children are foolish, some are wise.)
- (used in front of nouns or absolutely to indicate a person of lowwer position or derogatively)
- Đứa conA child
- Đứa kẻ cắpA pickpocket
- Đến chơi cháu, nhưng chả đứa nào ở nhàhe went to see his grandchildren, but none of them was in