Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

lưu tệ

[liw˧˧ te˧˨ʔ] 🎙 Say it

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Meaning · English

(noun) issues that have been plaguing society for generations

Noun

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

Examples

Lại còn một lẽ nữa làm cho người ta ai cũng muốn bỏ chóng hết cái lưu-tệ của cái văn-hóa cũ, là theo học thuyết của Nho-giáo thì phân ra tôn ti trật-tự rất nghiêm.Another reason why everyone wants to quickly get rid of the long-running issues of the old culture is that Confucianism advocates for a very strict hierarchy.

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

Common questions

What does “lưu tệ” mean?

(noun) issues that have been plaguing society for generations

Is “lưu tệ” formal or informal?

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