bỡn cợt
Definition
- Verb:
- To trifle: To treat someone or something without seriousness or respect, often in a playful or teasing manner.
- To jest / To joke: To speak or act in a playful, teasing, or humorous way, not intended to be taken seriously.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh đừng bỡn cợt với cảm xúc của cô ấy. (Do not trifle with her feelings.)
- Họ thường bỡn cợt với nhau như những người bạn thân. (They often jest with each other like close friends.)
- Lời nói bỡn cợt của anh ấy đôi khi gây hiểu lầm. (His joking remarks sometimes cause misunderstandings.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often describes a lighthearted, non-malicious form of teasing. However, depending on context and tone, it can imply a lack of due respect.
- Bỡn cợt trong lúc nghiêm túc là không phù hợp. (Jesting during a serious moment is inappropriate.)
Variants and Related Words
Đùa cợt (v): to joke around, to kid. A close synonym with a similar range of meaning.
- Anh ấy chỉ đang đùa cợt thôi. (He was just kidding around.)
Trêu chọc (v): to tease, to poke fun at. This can sometimes carry a slightly more pointed or provocative connotation than bỡn cợt.
- Đừng trêu chọc em nó nữa. (Stop teasing him/her.)
Synonyms
- Tease: To make fun of or attempt to provoke in a playful way.
- Jest: To speak or act in a joking manner.
- Banter: To exchange light, playful, teasing remarks.
Related Idioms
- Bỡn cợt trên nỗi đau của người khác: To joke/make light of someone else's pain.
- Thật tàn nhẫn khi bỡn cợt trên nỗi đau của người khác. (It is cruel to trifle with someone else's pain.)
verb
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to trifle
