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Vietnamese
Etymology
chó (“dog (in general)”) + đẻ (“to give birth”). Literally, “dog-born; offspring of a bitch”
Pronunciation
Adjective
chó đẻ
- (vulgar, derogatory, of a person) objectionable, despicable
- Synonym: chó má
- Đồ chó đẻ! ― You son of a bitch! (To a male addressee) / You bitch (literally, “You daughter of a bitch”)! (To a female addressee)
- Loại chó đẻ ― Sons of bitches! / Bitches! (literally, “The dog-born kind”)
1999, James S. Olson, Randy Roberts, Where the Domino Fell - America And Vietnam 1945-1995, page 14; quoted and translated into Vietnamese in “TT Kennedy gọi anh em ông Diệm là “bọn chó đẻ” ”, in Thích Nhật Từ & Nguyễn Kha, editors, Pháp Nạn Phật Giáo 1963 - Nguyên Nhân, Bản Chất, và Tiến Trình , 2013, page 264:Sau khi đọc xong các phúc trình của Cục Tình báo Trung ương CIA về những điều tệ hại này, Tổng thống Kennedy đập mạnh tài liệu xuống bàn và hét to “Đồ cái bọn chó đẻ đáng nguyền rủa”.
Usage notes
Unlike the closest English semantic equivalent son of a bitch, this can be used against and about female persons but cannot be used to ironically mean "a daring, impressive, admirable man / daring, impressive, admirable men".