gào
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Definition
- Verb:
- To cry out, to shout, to yell: To produce a loud, prolonged, and often emotional vocal sound. This typically expresses strong feelings such as pain, anger, distress, or intense demand.
- To wail, to howl: To let out a long, loud, mournful cry, similar to the sound made by certain animals or someone in deep grief.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đứa trẻ gào lên vì đau. (The child cried out in pain.)
- Anh ấy gào vào điện thoại: "Tôi không đồng ý!" (He shouted into the phone: "I don't agree!")
- Con chó gào lên mỗi khi nghe thấy còi báo động. (The dog howls every time it hears the alarm siren.)
- Cô ấy gào đòi được gặp giám đốc. (She wailed, demanding to see the director.)
Advanced Usage
- "gào thét": to scream and shout, to yell furiously. This compound intensifies the meaning of "gào".
- Đám đông gào thét phản đối. (The crowd screamed in protest.)
- "gào khóc": to wail and cry, to sob loudly.
- Cô bé gào khóc khi bị lạc mẹ. (The little girl wailed when she got separated from her mother.)
Variants and Related Words
- Gầm (verb): to roar (used for lions, thunder, or engines). Implies a deeper, more powerful sound than "gào".
- Hét (verb): to shout, to scream. Often more sudden and sharp than "gào", which is more prolonged.
- La (verb): to yell, to shout. Can be used for calling out or scolding, sometimes less emotionally charged than "gào".
- Tru (verb): to howl (specifically for wolves or dogs). Very similar to one meaning of "gào".
Synonyms
- Shout: to call or cry out loudly.
- Yell: to utter a loud cry, as of pain, fright, or excitement.
- Howl: to utter a loud, prolonged, mournful cry, as that of a dog or wolf.
- Wail: to express sorrow or pain with a long, loud cry.
- Bellow: to roar in a deep, loud voice.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Gào lên: to cry/shout out, to burst out shouting.
- Bất ngờ, anh ta gào lên giữa cuộc họp. (Suddenly, he shouted out in the middle of the meeting.)
- Gào vào mặt (ai): to shout/yell in someone's face.
- Anh ta tức giận và gào vào mặt đối thủ. (He was angry and yelled in his opponent's face.)
Related Idioms
- Gào như bò rống: to yell/howl like a roaring ox. This idiom emphasizes an extremely loud, rough, and unpleasant shouting.
- Ông chủ gào như bò rống khi phát hiện ra lỗi. (The boss yelled like a roaring ox when he discovered the mistake.)
- Gào trời kêu đất: to wail and lament to heaven and earth. This idiom describes crying out in extreme anguish or injustice, as if calling for help from the heavens and the earth.
- Người mẹ gào trời kêu đất khi nghe tin con mất. (The mother wailed to heaven and earth upon hearing of her child's death.)