cà rỡn

Thân thiện

Hai anh em cà rỡn với nhau trong phòng khách.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To joke / to jest / to kid around: The primary meaning of "cà rỡn" is to act or speak in a playful, humorous, or non-serious manner, often to amuse others. It implies lighthearted teasing or banter.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy chỉ đang cà rỡn thôi, đừng nghiêm trọng hóa vấn đề. (He's just joking around, don't take the issue so seriously.)
  • Bọn trẻ thích cà rỡn với nhau cả buổi chiều. (The children like to kid around with each other all afternoon.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "cà rỡn" is often used in Southern Vietnamese dialects. It conveys a sense of prolonged, relaxed, and harmless joking.
  • Họ ngồi quán cà phê cà rỡn hàng giờ liền. (They sat at the coffee shop joking around for hours on end.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đùa giỡn (v): to joke, to play around. This is the standard term, while "cà rỡn" is a dialectal variant.
  • Ngừng đùa giỡn và tập trung vào công việc đi. (Stop joking around and focus on the work.)

Synonyms

• Joke: to say something for amusement.
• Kid around: to act in a playful, teasing way.
• Banter: to exchange remarks in a good-humored, teasing way.

Related Idioms

• While "cà rỡn" itself is not typically part of fixed idioms, its meaning is central to expressions about humor and non-serious behavior.
  • Nói cà rỡn cho vui: To say something as a joke for fun.

    • Anh ấy nói cà rỡn cho vui, không có ý xấu. (He said it as a joke for fun, with no ill intent.)

Học thuật

1. như đùa giỡn