Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cry out, to shout, to yell: To produce a loud, prolonged, and often emotional vocal sound. This typically expresses strong feelings such as pain, anger, distress, or intense demand.
   • To wail, to howl: To let out a long, loud, mournful cry, similar to the sound made by certain animals or someone in deep grief.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đứa trẻ gào lên vì đau. (The child cried out in pain.)
  • Anh ấy gào vào điện thoại: "Tôi không đồng ý!" (He shouted into the phone: "I don't agree!")
  • Con chó gào lên mỗi khi nghe thấy còi báo động. (The dog howls every time it hears the alarm siren.)
  • Cô ấy gào đòi được gặp giám đốc. (She wailed, demanding to see the director.)

Advanced Usage

• "gào thét": to scream and shout, to yell furiously. This compound intensifies the meaning of "gào".
  • Đám đông gào thét phản đối. (The crowd screamed in protest.)
• "gào khóc": to wail and cry, to sob loudly.
  • Cô bé gào khóc khi bị lạc mẹ. (The little girl wailed when she got separated from her mother.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gầm (verb): to roar (used for lions, thunder, or engines). Implies a deeper, more powerful sound than "gào".
• Hét (verb): to shout, to scream. Often more sudden and sharp than "gào", which is more prolonged.
• La (verb): to yell, to shout. Can be used for calling out or scolding, sometimes less emotionally charged than "gào".
• Tru (verb): to howl (specifically for wolves or dogs). Very similar to one meaning of "gào".

Synonyms

• Shout: to call or cry out loudly.
• Yell: to utter a loud cry, as of pain, fright, or excitement.
• Howl: to utter a loud, prolonged, mournful cry, as that of a dog or wolf.
• Wail: to express sorrow or pain with a long, loud cry.
• Bellow: to roar in a deep, loud voice.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Gào lên: to cry/shout out, to burst out shouting.
  • Bất ngờ, anh ta gào lên giữa cuộc họp. (Suddenly, he shouted out in the middle of the meeting.)
• Gào vào mặt (ai): to shout/yell in someone's face.
  • Anh ta tức giận và gào vào mặt đối thủ. (He was angry and yelled in his opponent's face.)

Related Idioms

• Gào như bò rống: to yell/howl like a roaring ox. This idiom emphasizes an extremely loud, rough, and unpleasant shouting.
  • Ông chủ gào như bò rống khi phát hiện ra lỗi. (The boss yelled like a roaring ox when he discovered the mistake.)
• Gào trời kêu đất: to wail and lament to heaven and earth. This idiom describes crying out in extreme anguish or injustice, as if calling for help from the heavens and the earth.
  • Người mẹ gào trời kêu đất khi nghe tin con mất. (The mother wailed to heaven and earth upon hearing of her child's death.)

verb

1. to cry out, to shout