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cáu kỉnh

Anh ấy trở nên cáu kỉnh khi bị làm phiền lúc đang tập trung.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Irritable / Grumpy: Having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed or angered, often resulting in short, sharp, or unfriendly responses.
    • Surly / Gruff: Bad-tempered and unfriendly in manner, often expressed through a harsh tone of voice or abrupt behavior.

  2. Verb (to be cáu kỉnh):

    • To be irritable / to act grumpily: To behave in an annoyed, short-tempered manner.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • Sau một đêm mất ngủ, anh ấy trở nên rất cáu kỉnh. (After a sleepless night, he became very grumpy.)
    • Đừng hỏi ông ấy bây giờ, ông ấy đang có tính khí cáu kỉnh. (Don't ask him now, he is in an irritable mood.)
  • Verb:
    • Nó cáu kỉnh với tất cả mọi người. (He is surly with everyone.)
    • Cô ấy thường cáu kỉnh khi đói bụng. (She often gets irritable when she's hungry.)
Advanced Usage
  • "cáu kỉnh" is often used to describe a temporary state of irritability rather than a permanent personality trait. It implies a readiness to snap or respond sharply.
  • It can describe both a person's general mood and the specific tone of their communication.
    • giọng nói cáu kỉnh (a gruff / surly voice)
    • câu trả lời cáu kỉnh (a grumpy reply)
Variants and Related Words
  • Cáu (adj/verb): To be/get angry, annoyed. ( is a more specific and frequent state than just ).
    • Anh ta cáu lên vì bị làm phiền. (He got angry because he was disturbed.)
  • Dễ cáu (adj): Short-tempered, easily annoyed.
    • Cô ấy là người dễ cáu. (She is a short-tempered person.)
  • Gắt gỏng (adj): Irritable, snappish. Very similar in meaning to , often used interchangeably.
    • Ông chủ tỏ ra gắt gỏng với nhân viên. (The boss was snappish with the employees.)
Synonyms
  • Irritable: Having a tendency to be easily annoyed.
  • Gruff: Abrupt or taciturn in manner, often with a rough voice.
  • Surly: Bad-tempered and unfriendly.
  • Crabby: Irritable and complaining.
  • Testy: Easily irritated; impatient and somewhat bad-tempered.
Related Idioms
  • Nóng tính: Hot-tempered. This describes a more fundamental, quick-to-anger personality trait, whereas often describes the resulting grumpy behavior or mood.
    • Anh ấy nóng tính nhưng không hay cáu kỉnh vô cớ. (He is hot-tempered but doesn't often get grumpy for no reason.)
cáu kỉnh

Anh ấy trở nên cáu kỉnh khi bị làm phiền lúc đang tập trung.

verb & adj
  1. (To be) surly, (to be) gruff
    • giọng cáu kỉnh
      a gruff voice
    • nó cáu kỉnh với tất cả mọi người
      he is surly with everyone

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