ghét cay ghét đắng

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

to have an extreme and utter hatred

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

[…] leaving me smarting with a sense of injustice that had been done me and my class. The man was a beast. I hated him, then, and consoled myself with the thought that his behavior was what was to be expected from a man of the working class.

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Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Common questions

What does “ghét cay ghét đắng” mean?

to have an extreme and utter hatred

Is “ghét cay ghét đắng” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.