Definition

1. Verb:
   • To curse at, to revile: To speak to or about someone with harsh, offensive, and insulting language, often expressing anger, contempt, or a wish for harm to befall them. It implies a sustained or vehement verbal attack.
   • To swear at, to abuse verbally: To use profane, vulgar, or blasphemous language directed at someone.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta tức giận và bắt đầu chửi rủa mọi người. (He got angry and started cursing at everyone.)
  • Đừng chửi rủa người khác như vậy. (Don't swear at other people like that.)
  • Bà ấy chửi rủa kẻ trộm đã lấy đồ của mình. (She reviled the thief who stole her belongings.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "chửi rủa" often carries a stronger and more formal connotation than the simple verb "chửi". It can imply a more comprehensive verbal assault involving curses, insults, and sometimes invoking misfortune.
• It can be used in both direct confrontation ( - to curse at someone) and in describing someone's speech about an absent party.

Variants and Related Words

• Chửi (v): to scold, to tell off, to swear. This is a more general and common term for verbal reprimand or insult.
  • Ông ấy chửi đứa trẻ nghịch ngợm. (He told off the mischievous child.)
• Mắng chửi (v): to berate, to scold and curse.
  • Cô giáo mắng chửi học sinh không làm bài tập. (The teacher berated the student for not doing homework.)

Synonyms

• To curse: To use a swear word or invoke evil.
• 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 rủa thề bồi: To curse and swear profusely.
  • Anh ấy tức giận, chửi rủa thề bồi đủ kiểu. (He was furious, cursing and swearing in every way possible.)
• Chửi rủa om sòm: To curse and make a loud, noisy scene.
  • Cuộc cãi vã kết thúc bằng việc hai bên chửi rủa om sòm. (The argument ended with both sides cursing loudly.)

1. To curse at, to revile