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Definition
- Verb:
- To romp, to frolic, to lark about: To engage in lively, playful, and often noisy or boisterous behavior, typically in a carefree or silly manner.
- To joke around, to tease (colloquial, rare): To act in a playful, teasing, or mischievous way, often to provoke laughter or mild annoyance.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đừng đú nữa, đi học bài đi. (Stop romping/larking about and go study your lessons.)
- Mấy đứa trẻ đang đú nhau ngoài sân. (The children are romping/frolicking with each other in the yard.)
- Nó thích đú với bạn bè. (He likes to joke around with his friends.)
Advanced Usage
- "đú đởn": This is a common reduplicative form that intensifies the meaning, emphasizing frivolous, silly, or time-wasting playfulness.
- Cả ngày chỉ biết đú đởn, không lo học hành. (All day you just know how to lark about, not caring about your studies.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đùa (verb): To joke, to kid. This is the standard, more common, and less colloquial synonym for playful verbal interaction.
- Nghịch (verb): To play, to mess around. Often refers to physical play or mischief.
- Đùa nghịch (verb phrase): To play and joke around.
Synonyms
- Nô đùa: To frolic, to romp (often used for children or animals).
- Giỡn (Southern Vietnamese): To joke, to play around.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Đú theo (colloquial): To follow a trend or bandwagon in a mindless, often silly or superficial way. This is a figurative extension of the core meaning.
- Hắn chỉ biết đú theo mốt mới. (He only knows how to mindlessly follow the latest trend.)
Related Idioms
- Ăn no rồi lại nằm đú: A critical saying meaning "to eat one's fill and then go lark about," implying laziness and a lack of responsibility after being provided for.
- Lark, romp
- Đừng đú nữa, đi học bài điStop romping and learn yuor lessons