Definition

1. Verb:
   • To pick a quarrel, to start an argument: The act of intentionally initiating a dispute, conflict, or verbal fight with someone.
   • To provoke a fight: The act of deliberately causing a scuffle or physical altercation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta thích gây lộn với đồng nghiệp. (He likes to pick quarrels with his colleagues.)
  • Đừng gây lộn ở nơi công cộng. (Don't start an argument in a public place.)
  • Cô ấy gây lộn chỉ vì một chuyện nhỏ. (She started a fight over just a small matter.)

Advanced Usage

• "cố tình gây lộn": to deliberately/intentionally pick a fight.

  • Hắn cố tình gây lộn để đuổi việc tôi. (He deliberately picked a fight to get me fired.)

• "tìm cách gây lộn": to look for a way to start an argument.

  • Nó đang tìm cách gây lộn với tôi. (He is looking for a way to start an argument with me.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gây gổ (verb): A close synonym, also meaning to pick a fight or quarrel. It can sometimes imply a stronger or more physical confrontation.

  • Hai bên đang gây gổ với nhau. (The two sides are picking a fight with each other.)

• Gây sự (verb): To provoke, to pick a quarrel. Often used interchangeably with "gây lộn."

  • Anh ấy đến đây chỉ để gây sự. (He came here just to provoke a quarrel.)

Synonyms

• Khiêu khích: to provoke, to挑衅.
• Tranh cãi: to argue, to dispute (This focuses more on the argument itself rather than the act of starting it).
• Cãi nhau: to quarrel, to argue (This describes the state of arguing).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a single verb, "gây lộn" does not have phrasal verb forms. Its meaning is contained within the single term.

Related Idioms

• "Gieo gió gặt bão": Literally "sow the wind, reap the whirlwind." This idiom describes facing severe consequences for one's provocative or bad actions, which can be the result of constantly "gây lộn."
  • Hắn suốt ngày gây lộn, giờ gặp họa là đúng luật gieo gió gặt bão. (He picks fights all the time, now that he's in trouble, it's the principle of "you reap what you sow.")

1. Pick up a quarrel, start an argument