Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Sharp-tongued, sour-tongued: Describes a person who speaks in a sarcastic, biting, or insolent manner, often with a tone of contempt or defiance.
   • With ostentation, brazenly: Describes speaking or behaving in a showy, impudent, or shamelessly bold way.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy có tính cách rất chỏng lỏn. (She has a very sharp-tongued personality.)
  • Đừng nói chuyện chỏng lỏn với người lớn như vậy. (Don't speak so insolently to your elders like that.)
  • Anh ta trả lời một cách chỏng lỏn khi bị chất vấn. (He answered brazenly when questioned.)

Advanced Usage

• "Ăn nói chỏng lỏn": To speak with ostentation or insolence.
  • Cậu bé bị phạt vì thái độ ăn nói chỏng lỏn. (The boy was punished for his insolent way of speaking.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chỏng (adj., informal): Often used in Northern dialects to describe something sticking straight up (e.g., - legs sticking up in the air), which conceptually relates to the defiant, "up-in-your-face" attitude implied by "chỏng lỏn".
• Lỏn (adj., informal): This component often adds a sense of being cheeky, saucy, or impudent.

Synonyms

• Hỗn xược / Xấc xược: Impudent, insolent.
• Chua ngoa: Sharp-tongued, acrimonious (specifically regarding speech).
• Bỗ bã: Blunt, rough (in manner or speech).

Notes on Meaning

• The word "chỏng lỏn" is primarily used to criticize someone's attitude and tone in speech or behavior, emphasizing a lack of respect and an intention to provoke or show off.
• It is an informal, colloquial term and is often considered derogatory.

adj

1. Sharp-tongued, sour-tongued