lấc xấc
Definition
- Adjective:
- Impudent, insolent, cheeky: Describes a rude and disrespectful attitude, often shown through speech or behavior, especially from someone younger or of lower status towards someone older or in authority.
- Flippant, pert: Refers to a disrespectful and frivolous manner, showing a lack of seriousness or proper respect.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đứa trẻ trả lời lấc xấc với người lớn. (The child answered the adult impudently.)
- Thái độ lấc xấc của nó khiến mọi người khó chịu. (His cheeky attitude made everyone uncomfortable.)
- Nó có cái kiểu nói lấc xấc mà không biết sợ là gì. (He has that flippant way of speaking and doesn't know what fear is.)
Advanced Usage
- "ăn nói lấc xấc": to speak impudently/insolently.
- Nó thường ăn nói lấc xấc với thầy cô. (He often speaks insolently to his teachers.)
- "thái độ lấc xấc": an impudent/cheeky attitude.
- Anh ta không thể chấp nhận thái độ lấc xấc của nhân viên. (He couldn't tolerate the employee's impudent attitude.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lấc cấc (adj): This is a variant with the same meaning as "lấc xấc" (impudent, cheeky). It is often used interchangeably.
- Thằng bé hôm nay lấc cấc quá! (That boy is so cheeky today!)
Synonyms
- Hỗn xược / hỗn (adj): insolent, impertinent. (Slightly stronger, more serious than "lấc xấc").
- Xấc xược / xấc láo (adj): rude, impudent. (Very close in meaning, perhaps more common in some regions).
- Vô lễ (adj): disrespectful, ill-mannered. (Focuses more on the breach of etiquette/respect).
Related Phrases
- "lấc xấc như chó cắn ma" (idiom): This idiom vividly describes extreme and unreasonable impudence.
- Nó cứ lấc xấc như chó cắn ma, chẳng coi ai ra gì. (He's just insolent as a dog biting a ghost, not respecting anyone.)