dại gái
Definition
- Adjective:
- Infatuated with a girl/woman; foolishly obsessed with a woman: Describes a man who acts irrationally, unwisely, or loses his good sense because of his attraction to or infatuation with a particular woman or women in general. It implies being easily manipulated or controlled due to this attraction.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ấy bỏ ra cả trăm triệu chỉ để mua quà cho cô ta, thật là dại gái. (He spent hundreds of millions just to buy her gifts; he's truly infatuated/foolish over a woman.)
- Đừng có dại gái mà bỏ bê công việc. (Don't be so foolish over a girl that you neglect your work.)
- Cậu bạn tôi bị coi là dại gái vì luôn nghe theo mọi yêu cầu của bạn gái. (My friend is considered whipped/under a girl's thumb because he always follows his girlfriend's every request.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in a critical, teasing, or slightly derogatory manner among friends or in general discourse to comment on a man's perceived lack of judgment regarding a romantic interest.
- The term inherently carries a gender-specific connotation, referring specifically to male behavior toward females.
Variants and Related Words
- Dại (adj): Foolish, silly, unwise. The root adjective meaning "foolish."
- Dại trai: A less common, gender-reversed term suggesting a woman who is foolishly infatuated with or manipulated by a man.
Synonyms
- Mê gái (v): To be crazy about girls (can be more neutral or just descriptive of strong attraction, with less inherent criticism than ).
- U mê (adj/v): To be besotted, infatuated (broader term, not gender-specific).
Related Idioms/Phrases
- Dại vì gái: A synonymous phrase meaning "to be foolish because of a girl/woman."
- Nó dại vì gái nên mới bị lừa hết tiền. (He was foolish over a girl, so he got scammed out of all his money.)