gây hấn
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Definition
- Verb:
- To provoke hostilities; to act aggressively: The primary meaning of "gây hấn" is to initiate or provoke conflict, aggression, or warlike actions. It implies deliberately creating a tense or hostile situation that could lead to a fight or war.
- To be belligerent: It describes adopting a confrontational and aggressive stance.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nước đó liên tục gây hấn ở biên giới. (That country is constantly provoking hostilities at the border.)
- Đừng gây hấn với hàng xóm. (Don't pick a fight / act aggressively with the neighbors.)
- Hành động đó bị coi là gây hấn. (That action is considered an act of aggression.)
Advanced Usage
"hành động gây hấn": aggressive action / act of aggression.
- Liên Hợp Quốc lên án mọi hành động gây hấn. (The United Nations condemns all acts of aggression.)
"tính gây hấn": aggressiveness, belligerence.
- Động vật thường thể hiện tính gây hấn khi bị đe dọa. (Animals often show aggressiveness when threatened.)
Variants and Related Words
Khiêu khích (v): to provoke, to incite. This is a close synonym but can be used in broader, not necessarily warlike, contexts.
- Anh ta cố tình khiêu khích đối thủ. (He deliberately provoked his opponent.)
Gây chiến (v): to start a war, to wage war. This is stronger and more specific to armed conflict.
- Không một bên nào muốn gây chiến. (Neither side wants to start a war.)
Synonyms
- Provoke hostilities: to cause antagonism that may lead to conflict.
- Act aggressively: to behave in a confrontational manner.
- Be belligerent: to be hostile and inclined to fight.
Related Idioms
- While "gây hấn" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is the core concept in phrases describing escalation.
- Đổ thêm dầu vào lửa: to add fuel to the fire (an action that worsens conflict, which could be a result of "gây hấn").
- provoke war, provoke hostilities