kẻ biến thái
The English phrase "pervert" is translated into Vietnamese as kẻ biến thái.
The phrase kẻ biến thái is commonly used to describe someone who exhibits creepy or sexually inappropriate behavior in public or online.
Meaning: sexually perverted person (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The term biến thái literally means "abnormal" or "deviant" and is used to describe sexual perversion.
Did you know?
- Beyond its use for 'perverts', the word biến thái is the standard scientific term for 'metamorphosis' in biology, such as a caterpillar becoming a butterfly.
- While kẻ biến thái is used for people, the term biến thái alone can also describe a physical change in state, such as a substance undergoing a chemical transition.
- In modern Vietnamese internet slang, users often shorten biến thái to bt to bypass censorship filters or to signal the term more discreetly in comments.
Examples in context
- Hắn ta là một kẻ biến thái.He is a pervert.
- Đừng lại gần kẻ biến thái đó.Don't go near that pervert.
- Tôi ghét những kẻ biến thái.I hate perverts.
Example conversation
Lan and Minh are discussing a suspicious person they saw in the park.
- LanAnh có thấy người đàn ông kia không?Did you see that man?
- MinhTôi thấy rồi, hắn đúng là một kẻ biến thái.I saw him, he is truly a pervert.
- LanAnh hãy đi cùng em nhé.Please walk with me.
- MinhĐược thôi, tôi sẽ bảo vệ em.Okay, I will protect you.
