khều
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Definition
Verb: - To gently hook, lift, or pull something using a long, thin object: The primary meaning describes the action of using a stick, finger, or similar slender tool to retrieve, move, or tease something out of a narrow or hard-to-reach place, often with a delicate or careful motion. - To tease or provoke playfully: Used to describe the act of gently provoking, poking fun at, or teasing someone in a lighthearted, non-malicious manner.
Usage Examples
- Verb (Physical Action):
- Cô ấy dùng cái đũa để khều viên kẹo dưới gầm bàn. (She used a chopstick to hook the candy from under the table.)
- Anh ta khều thanh củi trong đống lửa. (He poked/prodded the log in the fire.)
- Verb (Figurative/Playful Action):
- Đừng khều nó nữa, nó sắp giận đấy. (Don't tease him anymore, he's about to get angry.)
- Bọn trẻ thích khều nhau cho cười. (The kids like to tease each other to make them laugh.)
Advanced Usage
- "Khều khều": A reduplicated form that emphasizes a gentle, repeated, or playful poking/teasing action.
- Nó cứ khều khều vào má em bé. (He kept gently poking the baby's cheek.)
- Used to describe a subtle, indirect provocation or incitement.
- Hắn chỉ nói một câu để khều cơn tức của đối thủ. (He just said one sentence to prod/incite his opponent's anger.)
Variants and Related Words
- Kều (verb): A variant with the same core meanings as "khều" (to hook, to tease).
- Chọc (verb): To poke, to tease. Often stronger or more direct than "khều."
- Trêu (verb): To tease, to joke with. Similar to the figurative use of "khều."
Synonyms
- Chọc (verb): to poke, to tease.
- Trêu (verb): to tease, to joke.
- Chòng (verb): to prod, to jab (often more forceful).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Khều ra: To hook/pull something out.
- Tôi phải khều ra chiếc chìa khóa bị rơi xuống cống. (I had to fish out the key that fell into the drain.)
- Khều lên: To hook/lift something up.
- Dùng cần câu khều lên cành cây bị gãy. (Use a fishing rod to lift up the broken tree branch.)
Related Idioms
- Khều cho cười: To tease for fun/to make someone laugh.
- Anh ấy hay khều cho cười trong lúc trò chuyện. (He often teases for laughs during conversation.)
- Khều của ngon vật lạ: (Idiomatic) To seek out or procure rare and delicious things. This extends from the idea of "hooking" something desirable.
- Ông ấy đi khắp nơi để khều của ngon vật lạ về đãi khách. (He travels everywhere to procure rare delicacies to treat his guests.)