đồ bỏ đi

/[ɗo˨˩ bɔ˧˨ʔ ɗi˧˧]/insult, dehumanizing, character

What does đồ bỏ đi mean? đồ bỏ đi is a Vietnamese strong that translates to “worthless trash / waste of space” in English.

thing throw away

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"worthless trash / waste of space"

You're not even worth keeping — you should be discarded like garbage. The 'đồ' classifier does its dehumanizing work again, and 'bỏ đi' (throw away) completes the picture. You are refuse awaiting collection.

An angry father: 'Đồ bỏ đi! Học hành không ra gì!' (You worthless thing! Your studies amount to nothing!)