lành tranh
Definition
- Adjective:
- Quarrelsome, argumentative: Describes a person who is habitually inclined to argue, dispute, or pick fights over trivial matters. It implies a contentious and difficult personality.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tính nó rất lành tranh, cứ thích cãi nhau vô cớ. (His personality is very quarrelsome; he always likes to argue for no reason.)
- Đừng có lành tranh với hàng xóm như thế. (Don't be so argumentative with the neighbors like that.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is often used in a descriptive or critical context to characterize someone's negative temperament, typically in spoken or informal language.
Variants and Related Words
- Lành tranh lành trói (adj): An intensified or reduplicative form meaning extremely quarrelsome and troublesome.
- Bà ấy nổi tiếng lành tranh lành trói trong xóm. (She is famous for being extremely quarrelsome and troublesome in the neighborhood.)
Synonyms
- Quarrelsome: Ready or likely to argue or disagree.
- Argumentative: Given to arguing; disputatious.
- Contentious: Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
Related Idioms
- While "lành tranh" itself is not typically part of a wider idiom, its reduplicated form "lành tranh lành trói" functions as a fixed expression emphasizing a difficult, argumentative nature.