khất khứa

Người ấy cứ khất khứa mãi mà không trả tiền.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To repeatedly defer or delay: The primary meaning of "khất khứa" is to ask for an extension or postponement multiple times, often in the context of delaying a payment or obligation.
   • To procrastinate persistently: It implies a habitual pattern of putting something off, especially a duty or debt.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta cứ khất khứa mãi khoản nợ. (He keeps repeatedly deferring the debt.)
  • Đừng khất khứa việc này nữa, hãy làm ngay đi. (Don't keep putting this task off anymore; do it now.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a negative connotation, suggesting unreliability or a lack of commitment to fulfilling a promise or responsibility on time.

Variants and Related Words

• Khất (v): to defer, to postpone (a single instance).
  • Họ xin khất nợ thêm một tuần. (They asked to defer the debt for one more week.)

Synonyms

• To stall: to delay, especially by being evasive.
• To procrastinate: to delay or postpone action.
• To put off: to postpone.

Related Idioms

• Khất nợ đông tây: to borrow from Peter to pay Paul; to be in a cycle of debt and deferral.
  • Công ty đang trong cảnh khất nợ đông tây. (The company is in a situation of borrowing from Peter to pay Paul.)