Definition

1. Verb:
   • To be quarrelsome, to pick a quarrel (with somebody): To intentionally start an argument, conflict, or fight with someone. It implies provoking trouble or creating a problematic situation where none existed.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta luôn tìm cách gây chuyện với đồng nghiệp. (He always finds ways to pick a quarrel with his colleagues.)
  • Đừng gây chuyện ở nơi công cộng. (Don't start trouble in public places.)
  • Cô ấy không phải người hay gây chuyện. (She is not a quarrelsome person.)

Advanced Usage

• "hay gây chuyện" / "thích gây chuyện": A phrase describing a person who is habitually quarrelsome or prone to picking fights.
  • Đứa trẻ đó rất hay gây chuyện trên sân chơi. (That child is very quarrelsome on the playground.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gây sự: A direct synonym, used interchangeably with "gây chuyện." It has the same meaning: to pick a quarrel, to start trouble.
  • Hắn đến đây chỉ để gây sự. (He came here just to pick a fight.)

Synonyms

• Khiêu khích: To provoke, to incite.
• Tìm cớ cãi nhau: To look for an excuse to argue/fight.
• Gây hấn: To show aggression, to act aggressively.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(This section is less common for Vietnamese verbs in this context, but related verbal phrases include:) - Gây chuyện với ai: To pick a quarrel with someone. - Nó định gây chuyện với tôi. (He intended to pick a quarrel with me.)

Related Idioms

• "Ăn cơm nhà vác tù và hàng tổng": (Literally: Eat at home but carry a prisoner's cangue for the whole village). This idiom describes someone who meddles in others' affairs or causes unnecessary trouble, similar to the spirit of "gây chuyện."
• "Không vỗ tay cũng không nên kêu": (Literally: If you don't clap, you shouldn't make noise). This advises against causing trouble or complaining if you are not part of the solution, related to the concept of not starting trouble ("gây chuyện").

1. (cũng nói gây sự) Be quarrelsome, pick a quarrel (with somebody)