hỗn láo
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Insolent; impertinent: Showing a rude and disrespectful attitude, often by ignoring proper social hierarchy, age, or authority.
- Cheeky; saucy: Behaving or speaking in a boldly disrespectful or rude manner.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đứa trẻ đó thật hỗn láo khi nói chuyện với giáo viên. (That child is very insolent when talking to the teacher.)
- Anh ta đã có một cử chỉ hỗn láo. (He made an impertinent gesture.)
- Tôi sẽ không tha thứ cho thái độ hỗn láo của cậu. (I will not forgive your cheeky attitude.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is often used to describe speech or behavior from a younger or lower-status person towards an elder or superior, violating social norms of respect.
- It can be used as a predicate adjective or attributively before nouns like "thái độ" (attitude), "lời nói" (words), or "đứa trẻ" (child).
Variants and Related Words
- Hỗn (adj): A shorter, more colloquial form meaning rude or insolent, but often less severe than "hỗn láo."
- Thằng bé ngày càng hỗn. (The boy is getting increasingly rude.)
Synonyms
- Vô lễ: Ill-mannered, lacking propriety.
- Thiếu lễ độ: Lacking in courtesy or respect.
- Xấc xược: Impudent, brazenly disrespectful.
Related Idioms
- Hỗn láo mất dạy: An emphatic phrase meaning "insolent and ill-bred," used to strongly condemn disrespectful behavior.
- Cứ hỗn láo mất dạy như thế thì không ai thích đâu. (If you keep being insolent and ill-bred like that, no one will like you.)