Definition

1. Verb:
   • To satirize: To criticize or mock someone or something, especially a social or political issue, by using humor, irony, or exaggeration to expose its flaws or foolishness. The tone is often witty and pointed.
   • To be sarcastic: To use sharp, bitter, or cutting remarks that are intended to mock or convey contempt, often through ironic or satirical means.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhà văn đó thường châm biếm thói xấu của giới thượng lưu. (That writer often satirizes the vices of the upper class.)
  • Anh ấy nói với giọng châm biếm khi bình luận về chính sách mới. (He spoke in a satirical tone when commenting on the new policy.)
  • Tờ báo đăng một bài thơ châm biếm các nhà lãnh đạo. (The newspaper published a poem satirizing the leaders.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used to describe a specific style of artistic or rhetorical expression, such as in "văn châm biếm" (satirical writing) or "tranh biếm họa châm biếm" (satirical cartoon).
  • Ông ấy nổi tiếng với thể loại văn châm biếm. (He is famous for the genre of satirical writing.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chế giễu (v): To ridicule or mock, often with a lighter or more direct tone than "châm biếm."
• Mỉa mai (v): To be sarcastic or ironic, often with a sharper, more personal edge.
• Biếm họa (n): A caricature or cartoon, often of a satirical nature.

Synonyms

• Satirize: To use humor and exaggeration to criticize.
• Mock: To tease or laugh at in a scornful way.
• Ridicule: To make someone or something the object of derision.
• Lampoon: To publicly criticize using ridicule or irony.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Giọng châm biếm: A satirical or sarcastic tone of voice.
  • Cô ấy trả lời bằng giọng châm biếm. (She answered in a satirical tone.)
• Lời lẽ châm biếm: Satirical or sarcastic remarks.
  • Bài phát biểu đầy những lời lẽ châm biếm. (The speech was full of satirical remarks.)

verb

1. To satirize
   • câu đùa ngụ ý châm biếm
     a joke with a satirical implication
   • giọng châm biếm chua cay
     a bitterly satirical tone
   • tranh châm biếm
     a cartoon