bạt tai
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Definition
- Verb:
- To slap someone on the ear; to box someone's ear: The action of hitting someone's ear or the side of their head with an open hand, typically as a form of punishment or in a sudden, angry reaction.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ấy tức giận và bạt tai đứa trẻ. (He got angry and boxed the child's ear.)
- Đừng bao giờ bạt tai người khác. (You should never slap someone on the ear.)
Advanced Usage
"bị bạt tai": to be slapped/boxed on the ear (passive voice).
- Nó bị bạt tai vì thái độ hỗn xược. (He got his ear boxed for his insolent attitude.)
"một cái bạt tai": a slap on the ear (used as a noun phrase).
- Cô ấy nhận một cái bạt tai đau điếng. (She received a stinging slap on the ear.)
Variants and Related Words
Tát (verb): to slap (generally on the face).
- Tát is a more general term for a slap, while bạt tai specifies the ear/head area.
Vả (verb): to slap, to smack (often with similar force and meaning).
- Tát tai (verb phrase): to slap (on the ear/cheek); very similar in meaning and usage to .
Synonyms
- Tát: to slap.
- Vả: to slap, to smack.
- Đánh: to hit, to strike (more general).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Giơ tay bạt tai: to raise a hand to box someone's ear.
- Hắn giơ tay định bạt tai cô. (He raised his hand intending to box her ear.)
Related Idioms
- Bạt tai sấm mặt: (idiomatic) to slap so hard it feels like thunder; implies a very forceful, shocking slap.
- Lão ta bạt tai thằng con trai sấm mặt. (He boxed his son's ear with a thunderous force.)