Definition

1. Verb:
   • To scold noisily: To loudly and harshly reprimand or find fault with someone, often in a disruptive manner.
   • To clamor / to make a loud fuss: To protest, complain, or advertise something in a very loud and insistent voice.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Bà hàng xóm la lối om sòm làm phiền đến mọi người. (The neighbor scolded noisily, annoying everyone.)
  • Mất ví, anh ta la lối khắp phố. (Having lost his wallet, he made a loud fuss all over the street.)
  • Cô ấy la lối với con mình. (She is scolding her child loudly.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "la lối" strongly implies a negative, disruptive, and often excessive volume. It is not a simple, calm reprimand but a noisy outcry that disturbs others.
• It can be used to describe someone publicly and loudly complaining about a loss or injustice, drawing excessive attention to themselves.

Variants and Related Words

• La (v): to shout, to yell. This is the root verb, while "la lối" adds the connotation of making a scene or fuss.
• La ó (v): to jeer, to boo, to shout in protest or disapproval.
• Lớn tiếng (v): to speak in a loud voice, to raise one's voice.

Synonyms

• To berate: To scold or criticize angrily.
• To rail: To complain or protest vehemently.
• To make a racket: To create a loud, disturbing noise, often while complaining.

Related Idioms

• La lối om sòm: To make an uproar; to scold or complain in an extremely noisy and tumultuous way. This is a very common collocation that intensifies the meaning of "la lối".
  • Đừng la lối om sòm như thế! (Don't make such an uproar!)

1. Find fault, scold
   • la lối om sòm làm phiền đến hàng xóm
     To scold (one's children...) noisily and annoy one's neighbour