cáu bẳn

Thân thiện

Ông ấy trở nên cáu bẳn sau một ngày làm việc mệt mỏi.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Peevish, irritable: A state of being easily annoyed or angered by minor things, often characterized by a bad-tempered or snappish manner.
   • Petulant, testy: Showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over a trivial annoyance; being in a fractious mood.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Vì hay đau ốm nên anh ta sinh ra cáu bẳn. (He has become peevish because of frequent illness.)
  • Đừng có cáu bẳn với tôi như thế! (Don't be so irritable with me like that!)
  • Sau một đêm mất ngủ, cô ấy trở nên rất cáu bẳn. (After a sleepless night, she became very testy.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "cáu bẳn" often describes a temporary, reactive mood rather than a permanent personality trait. It implies a readiness to snap or complain.
• It can be intensified with adverbs like (very) or (extremely) to denote a high degree of irritability.

Variants and Related Words

• Cáu (adj): A shorter, more colloquial form meaning annoyed, irritated, or angry.
  • Anh ấy đang cáu vì bị làm phiền. (He is annoyed because he was disturbed.)
• Cáu kỉnh (adj): Similar to "cáu bẳn," meaning easily irritated or grumpy.
• Bẳn tính (adj): Short-tempered, having an irritable nature.

Synonyms

• Irritable: Having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed.
• Peevish: Easily irritated, especially by unimportant things.
• Testy: Easily irritated; impatient and somewhat bad-tempered.
• Cranky: Ill-tempered, irritable, or cross.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Mặt mày cáu bẳn: To have a peevish or scowling face.
  • Nhìn mặt mày cáu bẳn của anh ta là biết có chuyện không vui. (Looking at his scowling face, you can tell something is wrong.)
• Tính khí cáu bẳn: A peevish temperament.
  • Ông ấy nổi tiếng với tính khí cáu bẳn. (He is famous for his peevish temperament.)

Học thuật

1. Peevish, petulant
   • Vì hay đau ốm nên anh ta sinh ra cáu bẳn
     He is peevish because of frequent illness