chửi bới
Definition
- Verb:
- To verbally abuse; to curse at someone: The act of using harsh, offensive, or insulting language directed at a person. It implies a one-sided verbal attack filled with anger and contempt.
- To berate; to revile: To criticize someone in a loud, angry, and severely insulting manner.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Hai người hàng xóm đang chửi bới nhau ầm ĩ. (The two neighbors are noisily cursing at each other.)
- Ông chủ đã chửi bới nhân viên vì một lỗi nhỏ. (The boss berated the employee for a small mistake.)
- Đừng chửi bới người khác như vậy, thật là thô lỗ. (Don't verbally abuse others like that; it's very rude.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often conveys a sense of uncontrolled anger and public humiliation. It is stronger and more emotionally charged than simply criticizing ().
Variants and Related Words
- Chửi (v): to swear, to curse. This is the root verb, while intensifies the meaning, adding a sense of berating or abusing.
- Anh ta tức giận và bắt đầu chửi. (He got angry and started cursing.)
- Chửi mắng (v): to scold or rebuke harshly, often used for a superior to an inferior.
- Mẹ chửi mắng đứa trẻ vì không nghe lời. (The mother scolded the child for not listening.)
Synonyms
- To revile: To criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner.
- To vilify: To speak or write about in a very abusive manner.
- To berate: To scold or criticize angrily.
Related Idioms
- Chửi bới như tát nước: To curse non-stop, as intensively as splashing water. This idiom emphasizes the relentless and overwhelming nature of the verbal abuse.
- Bà ta tức giận và chửi bới như tát nước. (She was furious and cursed non-stop.)
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To call (someone) bad names
