Definition

Verb: To satisfy one's anger; to act in a way that releases or appeases one's angry feelings, often by retaliating or expressing anger directly.

Usage

This verb describes the action of doing something to alleviate or vent one's anger, making oneself feel better after being upset. It implies an action taken specifically to address and quell the feeling of anger. - Anh ấy la mắng nhân viên để bõ cơn giận. (He yelled at the employee to satisfy his anger.) - Cô ấy đập vỡ cái cốc cho bõ cơn giận. (She smashed the cup to vent her anger.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe a cathartic, though not necessarily constructive, action taken in response to anger.
• Often carries a nuance that the action provides temporary relief or a sense of retribution.
  • Viết một bức thư giận dữ rồi xé đi cũng là một cách bõ cơn giận. (Writing an angry letter and then tearing it up is also a way to get anger out of one's system.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bõ: (verb) To be worth it, to be satisfying (often used in contexts of compensation or relief). Example: (Doing this is not worth the effort.)
• Giận: (verb/noun) To be angry; anger.
• Hả giận: (verb) A very close synonym meaning to vent anger or to feel satisfaction after expressing anger.
• Trả thù: (verb) To take revenge. While related, "trả thù" focuses more on retaliation against a person, whereas "bõ cơn giận" focuses on the internal feeling of relief.

Synonyms

• To vent one's anger/spleen: To express anger freely to relieve the feeling.
• To appease one's anger: To calm or satisfy one's angry feelings.
• To get it out of one's system: (Idiomatic) To do something to be rid of a strong feeling.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Giận cá chém thớt: (Lit: Angry at the fish, chop the cutting board). This idiom means to take out one's anger on an innocent party or an unrelated object, which is a common way people try to "bõ cơn giận".
  • Đừng có giận cá chém thớt, tôi không làm gì sai cả. (Don't take your anger out on me, I didn't do anything wrong.)

verb

1. to satisfy one's anger