chửi
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Definition
Verb:
- To swear at; to curse (someone): To direct offensive, profane, or abusive language at a person.
- To scold abusively; to berate: To angrily criticize or rebuke someone using harsh and insulting words.
- To insult; to call (someone) names: To attack someone verbally with insulting epithets.
Verb (extended usage):
- To be incompatible; to clash: Used colloquially to describe colors, designs, or elements that conflict or do not match well visually.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đừng chửi người khác. (Don't swear at other people.)
- Ông chủ chửi nhân viên vì lỗi sai. (The boss berated the employee for the mistake.)
- Hai màu sơn này chửi nhau. (These two paint colors clash.)
Advanced Usage
"chửi bóng chửi gió": to curse indirectly; to make vague, abusive remarks intended for someone without naming them.
- Cô ta ngồi đó chửi bóng chửi gió cả tiếng đồng hồ. (She sat there cursing indirectly for a whole hour.)
"chửi chó mắng mèo": to take out one's anger by abusing pets or innocent bystanders; to vent one's spleen indirectly.
- Anh ấy tức giận, về nhà chửi chó mắng mèo. (He was angry and went home to take it out on the dog and cat.)
Variants and Related Words
Chửi bới (v): to curse and swear; a general term for abusive verbal behavior.
- Hai bên lao vào chửi bới nhau. (The two sides started cursing and swearing at each other.)
Chửi mắng (v): to scold and curse; to reprimand harshly.
- Bố mẹ không nên chửi mắng con cái. (Parents shouldn't scold and curse at their children.)
Chửi rủa (v): to curse; often implies wishing harm or misfortune upon someone.
- Kẻ phản bội bị mọi người chửi rủa. (The traitor was cursed by everyone.)
Synonyms
- To curse: To use profane language.
- To swear at: To use offensive oaths directed at someone.
- To berate: To scold angrily and at length.
- To insult: To speak to or treat with disrespect.
- To clash: To be in conflict (for colors/designs).
Related Idioms
Chửi như tát nước vào mặt: to heap abuses on someone; to curse someone relentlessly and violently, as if throwing water in their face.
- Bị phát hiện nói dối, anh ta bị chửi như tát nước vào mặt. (Caught lying, he was heaped with abuses.)
Chửi thề: to use swear words; to utter profanities (often as a general habit, not necessarily directed at someone).
- Anh ấy có thói quen chửi thề khi tức giận. (He has a habit of using swear words when angry.)
verb
- To abuse, to call (someone) names
- không hề chửi ai bao giờnever to call anyone names
- chửi như tát nước vào mặtto heap abuses on
- chửi chó mắng mèoto abuse indirectly