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Đứa trẻ hỗn hào nói chuyện với người lớn bằng giọng điệu thiếu tôn trọng.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Impertinent, impudent, cheeky, saucy: Describes speech or behavior that is disrespectful, rude, or shows a lack of proper manners, especially from a younger or subordinate person towards an elder or superior.
    • Insolent: Conveys a bold disrespect that is often offensive.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • Đứa trẻ đó thật hỗn hào với ông bà của nó. (That child is very impudent towards his grandparents.)
    • Anh ta đã có lời nói hỗn hào với cấp trên. (He made an impertinent remark to his superior.)
    • Đừng có hỗn hào thế! (None of that cheek of yours! / Don't be so saucy!)
Advanced Usage
  • "ăn nói hỗn hào": to speak impudently; to use insolent language.
    • Nó ăn nói hỗn hào với thầy giáo nên bị phạt. (He spoke impudently to the teacher, so he was punished.)
  • Often used to describe the attitude or tone of a child, student, or subordinate who oversteps boundaries of respect.
Variants and Related Words
  • Hỗn (adj): A shorter, more colloquial form meaning rude, impudent. It can be used similarly but is often stronger or more blunt.
    • Thằng bé này hỗn quá! (This boy is so rude!)
  • Láo xược / Láo (adj): Synonyms meaning impudent, insolent, brazen. These are very close in meaning but can sometimes imply even more audacity.
    • Đồ láo xược! (You insolent person!)
  • Xấc xược (adj): Another synonym meaning insolent, saucy.
Synonyms
  • Impertinent: Not showing proper respect; rude.
  • Impudent: Not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.
  • Cheeky: Impudent, especially in an amusing or endearing way (can be slightly less severe).
  • Insolent: Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.
  • Saucy: Impudent, often in a lively or spirited way.
Related Idioms/Phrases
  • "Hỗn hào hỗn xược": A reinforcing phrase emphasizing extreme impudence and rudeness.
    • Nó không chỉ hỗn hào mà còn hỗn xược nữa. (He is not just impudent but downright insolent.)
  • The word is inherently negative and is typically used in reprimands or critical descriptions of behavior.
hỗn hào

Đứa trẻ hỗn hào nói chuyện với người lớn bằng giọng điệu thiếu tôn trọng.

  1. Impertinent, saucy impudent, cheeky
    • Đừng có hỗ hào thế!
      None of that cheek of yours!