quở mắng

Thân thiện

Mẹ quở mắng con vì làm vỡ cái cốc.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To scold, to reprimand, to chide: To speak to someone angrily or critically because they have done something wrong. It implies a stern, often formal or serious, verbal correction, typically from a person in a position of authority or seniority.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Giáo viên quở mắng học sinh vì không làm bài tập. (The teacher scolded the student for not doing the homework.)
  • Ông ấy bị sếp quở mắng vì đến muộn. (He was reprimanded by his boss for being late.)
  • Mẹ tôi không bao giờ quở mắng tôi trước mặt người khác. (My mother never chides me in front of others.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị/quá trình quở mắng": The state or process of being scolded.
  • Sau khi bị quở mắng, cậu bé tỏ ra rất hối lỗi. (After being scolded, the boy showed great remorse.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quở trách (verb): A very close synonym, also meaning to scold or reprove.
• Mắng (verb): To scold, but can be less formal and more direct than "quở mắng". "Quở mắng" often carries a nuance of corrective admonishment.
• La mắng (verb): To yell at, to scold loudly; emphasizes the raised voice.

Synonyms

• Trách mắng: To blame and scold.
• Khiển trách: To reprimand (often used in formal or official contexts).
• Rầy la: To scold, to tell off.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Lên lớp quở mắng: To give someone a lecture/scolding (literally: to go up to the class to scold).
  • Bố tôi lên lớp quở mắng tôi về thái độ thiếu tôn trọng. (My father gave me a scolding lecture about my disrespectful attitude.)

Related Idioms

• Quở mắng như tát nước vào mặt: To scold someone severely and relentlessly (literally: to scold like splashing water in the face). This idiom emphasizes the intensity and harshness of the scolding.
  • Cô ấy quở mắng nhân viên như tát nước vào mặt vì sai sót đó. (She scolded the employee relentlessly for that mistake.)

Học thuật

1. Chide, scold, reprove