Definition

1. Verb:
   • To scheme to eliminate (a competitor): The primary meaning of "chèn bẩy" is to act in a cunning, underhanded, or unfair manner with the specific intent of pushing out or removing a rival, often in business, politics, or any competitive situation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Họ dùng mọi thủ đoạn để chèn bẩy đối thủ. (They used every trick to scheme and eliminate their competitor.)
  • Trong cuộc đua vào chức vụ đó, anh ta liên tục bị chèn bẩy. (In the race for that position, he was constantly schemed against and pushed out.)

Advanced Usage

• The term implies a deliberate and often covert series of actions designed to disadvantage someone else for one's own gain. It carries a strong negative connotation of unethical competition.

Variants and Related Words

• Chèn ép (v): to oppress, to squeeze out. This is a broader term for putting pressure on someone to marginalize them.
• Hãm hại (v): to plot to harm someone.

Synonyms

• To undermine: To weaken or impair, especially by subtle or insidious means.
• To sabotage: To deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct.
• To scheme against: To make secret and often dishonest plans to achieve a goal at another's expense.

Related Idioms

• While "chèn bẩy" itself is often used as a set phrase, it relates to concepts of unfair competition.
• Đâm sau lưng: to stab in the back. This idiom shares the connotation of betrayal and covert harm, similar to the spirit of "chèn bẩy."