cà gỉ

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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To tease, to provoke, to annoy persistently: "cà gỉ" means to intentionally bother, provoke, or tease someone in a persistent and often irritating manner. It implies a vulgar or coarse tone.
    • To argue stubbornly, to bicker: It can also refer to engaging in a stubborn, petty, or pointless argument.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Đừng có cà gỉ nữa, để tôi yên! (Stop teasing/provoking me, leave me alone!)
    • Hai đứa nó cứ cà gỉ nhau cả buổi sáng về chuyện không đâu. (Those two have been bickering all morning about nothing.)
Advanced Usage
  • The term "cà gỉ" is considered vulgar and informal. It is used in casual, often heated, spoken contexts and is not appropriate for formal writing or polite conversation.
  • It often conveys a sense of frustration from the speaker towards the annoying behavior.
Variants and Related Words
  • Cà khổ: A direct synonym with the same vulgar meaning of persistent teasing or provocation.
  • Cà rịch cà tang: An idiom meaning to do something slowly, sluggishly, or in a drawn-out manner. (Note: This is a related idiom but has a different primary meaning related to slowness, not provocation.)
Synonyms
  • Trêu chọc: To tease, to joke (less vulgar and intense than "cà gỉ").
  • Khiêu khích: To provoke, to challenge (can be more serious or confrontational).
  • Cãi cọ: To argue, to quarrel (focuses on the argumentative aspect).
Related Idioms
  • Cà rịch cà tang: (To proceed) slowly, sluggishly, at a snail's pace.
    • Làm cà rịch cà tang đến bao giờ mới xong? (Working so slowly, when will it ever be finished?)
  1. như cà khổ

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