Definition

1. Verb:
   • To provoke to anger; to irritate intentionally: The primary meaning of "chọc giận" is to deliberately say or do something in order to make someone else angry or annoyed.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đừng chọc giận anh ấy. (Don't provoke him to anger.)
  • Bọn trẻ thích chọc giận nhau. (The children like to irritate each other.)
  • Cô ấy bị chọc giận bởi những lời bình luận thiếu tế nhị. (She was provoked to anger by the insensitive comments.)

Advanced Usage

• The action of "chọc giận" often implies a deliberate, sometimes teasing or goading, attempt to elicit an angry reaction. It is more active and intentional than simply accidentally upsetting someone.

Variants and Related Words

• Chọc tức (v): a near-synonym meaning to tease or annoy someone, often leading to irritation or anger.
  • Nó cố tình chọc tức em gái. (He intentionally teased his younger sister to annoy her.)

Synonyms

• Provoke: to stimulate or incite someone to a feeling or action, often anger.
• Irritate: to excite to impatience or anger.
• Antagonize: to cause someone to become hostile.
• Needle: to provoke or annoy by persistent criticism or goading.

Related Idioms

• Chọc gậy bánh xe: literally "to poke a stick into the wheel spokes"; to deliberately cause trouble or provoke a conflict.
  • Anh ta chỉ đang chọc gậy bánh xe để mọi người cãi nhau. (He's just poking a stick into the wheel spokes to make people argue.)

verb

1. to rage; to irritate