chửi bới

Thân thiện

Hai bên hàng xóm chửi bới nhau ầm ĩ chỉ vì chuyện đỗ xe.

Definition

1. 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.)

Học thuật

1. To call (someone) bad names