gắm ghé

Thân thiện

Thằng bé cứ đứng gắm ghé mấy quả ổi trong vườn nhà hàng xóm.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To aim at, to have designs on: To look at or desire something with covetous intent, often implying a secret or indirect longing for something belonging to others.
   • To eye, to cast a longing look at: To look at something with a strong desire to possess it, often furtively or enviously.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nó cứ gắm ghé chiếc xe đạp mới của tôi. (He keeps eyeing/casting longing looks at my new bicycle.)
  • Đừng có gắm ghé đồ của người khác. (Don't have designs on other people's things.)

Advanced Usage

• This word is considered a local/dialectal term (tiếng địa phương). Its usage is more common in specific regional dialects of Vietnamese rather than in the standardized national language.
• It often carries a negative connotation, suggesting envy, improper desire, or scheming to obtain something.

Variants and Related Words

• Ngấp nghé (verb): This is the more standard, nationally recognized synonym with the same meaning—to eye greedily, to have designs on something.
  • Thằng bé ngấp nghé cái bánh trên bàn. (The boy is eyeing the cake on the table.)

Synonyms

• Nhòm ngó (verb): to peek at, to eye (often with curiosity or desire).
• Thèm muốn (verb): to desire, to crave (more general term for wanting).
• Để ý (verb): to pay attention to, to have an eye on (can be neutral or imply desire).

Notes on Meaning

• The core meaning revolves around covetous looking or desiring. It is not used for simple looking or admiring.
• It implies the object of desire typically belongs to someone else and the desire is often seen as inappropriate.

Học thuật

1. (tiếng địa phương) aim at, have designs on