chọc giận
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Definition
- 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.)