Definition

1. Verb:

   • To swear at; to curse (someone): To direct offensive, profane, or abusive language at a person.
   • To scold abusively; to berate: To angrily criticize or rebuke someone using harsh and insulting words.
   • To insult; to call (someone) names: To attack someone verbally with insulting epithets.

2. Verb (extended usage):

   • To be incompatible; to clash: Used colloquially to describe colors, designs, or elements that conflict or do not match well visually.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đừng chửi người khác. (Don't swear at other people.)
  • Ông chủ chửi nhân viên vì lỗi sai. (The boss berated the employee for the mistake.)
  • Hai màu sơn này chửi nhau. (These two paint colors clash.)

Advanced Usage

• "chửi bóng chửi gió": to curse indirectly; to make vague, abusive remarks intended for someone without naming them.

  • Cô ta ngồi đó chửi bóng chửi gió cả tiếng đồng hồ. (She sat there cursing indirectly for a whole hour.)

• "chửi chó mắng mèo": to take out one's anger by abusing pets or innocent bystanders; to vent one's spleen indirectly.

  • Anh ấy tức giận, về nhà chửi chó mắng mèo. (He was angry and went home to take it out on the dog and cat.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chửi bới (v): to curse and swear; a general term for abusive verbal behavior.

  • Hai bên lao vào chửi bới nhau. (The two sides started cursing and swearing at each other.)

• Chửi mắng (v): to scold and curse; to reprimand harshly.

  • Bố mẹ không nên chửi mắng con cái. (Parents shouldn't scold and curse at their children.)

• Chửi rủa (v): to curse; often implies wishing harm or misfortune upon someone.

  • Kẻ phản bội bị mọi người chửi rủa. (The traitor was cursed by everyone.)

Synonyms

• To curse: To use profane language.
• To swear at: To use offensive oaths directed at someone.
• To berate: To scold angrily and at length.
• To insult: To speak to or treat with disrespect.
• To clash: To be in conflict (for colors/designs).

Related Idioms

• Chửi như tát nước vào mặt: to heap abuses on someone; to curse someone relentlessly and violently, as if throwing water in their face.

  • Bị phát hiện nói dối, anh ta bị chửi như tát nước vào mặt. (Caught lying, he was heaped with abuses.)

• Chửi thề: to use swear words; to utter profanities (often as a general habit, not necessarily directed at someone).

  • Anh ấy có thói quen chửi thề khi tức giận. (He has a habit of using swear words when angry.)

verb

1. To abuse, to call (someone) names
   • không hề chửi ai bao giờ
     never to call anyone names
   • chửi như tát nước vào mặt
     to heap abuses on
   • chửi chó mắng mèo
     to abuse indirectly