giãy nẩy

Thân thiện

Đứa trẻ giãy nẩy khi bị bắt uống thuốc đắng.

Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To jerk or startle violently in reaction: A sudden, sharp physical movement, often of the entire body, typically made in response to a surprise, shock, or strong negative stimulus.
   • To react with vehement protest or refusal: To exhibit a strong, immediate, and often agitated opposition to something, as if recoiling physically from an idea or demand.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Nghe tin đó, anh ta giãy nẩy lên. (Upon hearing that news, he jerked violently / exploded in protest.)
  • Đứa trẻ giãy nẩy khi bị bắt uống thuốc. (The child thrashed and jerked when forced to take the medicine.)
  • Cô ấy giãy nẩy phản đối ý kiến đó. (She vehemently protested against that idea.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase often describes a reaction that is both physical and emotional, combining a bodily flinch with a strong emotional refusal or denial. It implies a lack of control and a visceral, instinctive response.

Variants and Related Words

• Giãy giụa (verb phrase): to struggle violently, to thrash about (often in a more sustained or desperate context than "giãy nẩy").
  • Con cá giãy giụa trên thuyền. (The fish thrashed about on the boat.)

Synonyms

• Jerk: to make a quick, sharp, sudden movement.
• Flinch: to make a quick, nervous movement as an instinctive reaction to fear or pain.
• Protest vehemently: to express strong disagreement or opposition in a forceful, agitated manner.

Related Idioms

• While "giãy nẩy" itself is an idiomatic verb phrase, it is closely associated with the imagery of someone "jumping out of their skin" due to anger, surprise, or refusal.

Học thuật

1. Explode with discontent