Definition

1. Verb:
   • To rebel, to revolt: To take up arms or engage in open, organized resistance against an established government or ruling authority.
   • To act as a bandit/insurgent: To participate in unlawful, violent opposition, often from a position outside the recognized state structure.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhân dân không chịu nổi áp bức nên đã đứng lên làm giặc. (The people could not bear the oppression, so they rose up to rebel.)
  • Trong lịch sử, nhiều nhóm đã làm giặc chống lại triều đình. (Throughout history, many groups rebelled against the royal court.)
  • Bọn cướp núi thường xuyên làm giặc, quấy nhiễu các làng lân cận. (The mountain bandits frequently acted as insurgents, harassing neighboring villages.)

Advanced Usage

• "Làm giặc cướp": This compound phrase specifically means to act as a bandit or robber, emphasizing violent, predatory criminal activity rather than purely political rebellion.
  • Khu vực biên giới có những toán người làm giặc cướp. (There are gangs in the border area who act as bandits and robbers.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nổi loạn (v): To riot, to rise up. (Often implies a sudden, less organized uprising.)
• Phản loạn (v/n): To rebel; rebellion. (A more formal/literary term for rebellion.)
• Chống đối (v): To oppose, to resist. (A broader term that can be non-violent.)
• Giặc (n): Bandit, rebel, enemy force. (The noun from which the verb phrase is derived.)
• Kẻ làm loạn (n): Troublemaker, rebel. (Refers to the person who causes rebellion.)

Synonyms

• Nổi dậy: To rise up.
• Khởi nghĩa: To stage an uprising (often with a righteous or just cause).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a verb phrase itself, "làm giặc" does not have further phrasal verb constructions. It functions as a single lexical unit.

Related Idioms

• "Giặc đến nhà, đàn bà cũng đánh": This proverb means "When the enemy comes to the house, even the women fight." It highlights the spirit of universal resistance in times of crisis. The word "giặc" here is the noun form meaning "enemy/invader."

1. Rebel, revolt