bêu
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Definition
Verb:
- To expose to public shame or ridicule: The primary meaning of "bêu" is to deliberately display someone or something in a public manner to cause humiliation, disgrace, or to serve as a warning.
- To parade or display (something negative): It involves making an embarrassing fault, mistake, or shameful aspect openly visible to others.
Adjective (colloquial):
- Shameful, disgraceful: Used to describe a situation, action, or person that is considered deeply embarrassing or dishonorable.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Họ bêu tên những kẻ phản bội trên báo. (They exposed the names of the traitors in the newspaper.)
- Đừng nói nữa, mày chỉ đang tự bêu cái dốt của mình ra thôi. (Stop talking; you're just exposing your own ignorance.)
- Adjective:
- Thua đội yếu nhất, bêu quá! (Losing to the weakest team is so shameful!)
Advanced Usage
- The verb often carries a strong connotation of malicious intent or public scorn. It is not a neutral term for "display."
- In historical or literary contexts, it can refer to the act of displaying severed heads or bodies as a grim warning or act of terror.
Variants and Related Words
- Bêu riếu (v): to defame, to smear someone's reputation publicly.
- Hắn ta thích bêu riếu người khác. (He likes to defame others.)
Synonyms
- To shame: To cause someone to feel ashamed.
- To disgrace: To bring dishonor or public shame upon.
- To expose: To make something hidden or secret publicly known, especially something damaging.
- To parade: To display something ostentatiously, often to invite negative attention.
Related Idioms
- Bêu đầu: Literally "to display the head"; refers to the ancient practice of displaying a severed head in public.
- Giặc bêu đầu người chỉ huy để uy hiếp dân làng. (The enemy displayed the commander's head to intimidate the villagers.)
- Bêu xấu: To publicly expose someone's flaws or ugliness (literal or figurative).
- Bài báo đó chỉ nhằm mục đích bêu xấu công ty đối thủ. (That article only aims to publicly disgrace the rival company.)
verb
- To display, to expose to shame