câng câng
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Quite impudent, brazen, or cheeky: Describes behavior or speech that shows a rude lack of respect, often in a bold or shameless way.
- Saucy, impertinent: Shows a lack of proper respect, often in a playful or mildly offensive manner.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đứa trẻ đó trả lời câng câng với người lớn. (That child answered the adult quite impudently.)
- Anh ta có thái độ câng câng khi bị nhắc nhở. (He had a brazen attitude when he was reprimanded.)
- Đừng nói chuyện câng câng như thế! (Don't speak so impertinently!)
Advanced Usage
- "mặt câng câng": a brazen/cheeky face; an expression showing impudence.
- Nó nghe lời mắng với mặt câng câng. (He listened to the scolding with a brazen face.)
Variants and Related Words
- Câng (adj): A shorter, more colloquial form with a similar meaning of being cheeky or impudent. It is often used in the same contexts.
- Thằng bé này câng lắm! (This boy is very cheeky!)
Synonyms
- Hỗn xược / hỗn: insolent, rude.
- Xấc xược / xấc: impudent, saucy.
- Láo: cheeky, sassy (colloquial, can be stronger).
Related Idioms
- Câng như cạc: (Simile) As impudent/brazen as a crow. Used to emphasize extreme cheekiness or shamelessness.
- Nó cãi lại mẹ, câng như cạc. (He talked back to his mother, as brazen as a crow.)
- Quite impudent