giễu cợt
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Verb:
- To ridicule: To mock or make fun of someone or something in a scornful or contemptuous manner, often to expose faults or weaknesses.
- To tease / to jest: To make playful, light-hearted jokes or remarks, though sometimes with an underlying critical edge.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ấy thường giễu cợt cách ăn mặc của bạn bè. (He often ridicules his friends' way of dressing.)
- Đừng giễu cợt người khác khi họ mắc lỗi. (Don't mock others when they make mistakes.)
- Họ chỉ đang giễu cợt vui vẻ thôi, không có ác ý. (They are just teasing playfully, without malicious intent.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a nuance of satire or sarcasm, used not just for simple joking but for social or moral criticism.
- Bài báo đó giễu cợt thói tham nhũng của giới quan chức. (That article ridicules the corruption habits of officials.)
Variants and Related Words
Chế giễu (v): to deride, to sneer. This is a stronger, more formal synonym often used in written language.
- Bộ phim chế giễu các thói quen của giới thượng lưu. (The film derides the habits of the upper class.)
Nhạo báng (v): to scorn, to jeer. Implies open and harsh mockery.
- Đám đông nhạo báng cầu thủ đá hỏng phạt đền. (The crowd jeered at the player who missed the penalty.)
Synonyms
- Ridicule: To subject someone to contemptuous and dismissive mockery.
- Mock: To tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner.
- Tease: To make fun of or attempt to provoke in a playful way.
- Jest: To speak or act in a joking manner.
Related Idioms
- While "giễu cợt" itself is commonly used as a standalone verb, it is conceptually related to the idea of "làm trò cười cho thiên hạ" (to become a laughingstock for everyone).
- Hành động của hắn chỉ khiến hắn thành trò cười cho thiên hạ. (His actions only made him a laughingstock for everyone.)
verb
- to ridicule, to fool