mắng
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Definition
- Verb:
- To scold; to reprove: "mắng" means to speak to someone angrily or critically because they have done something wrong, typically using harsh or severe words to point out their faults or mistakes.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Mẹ mắng tôi vì tôi về nhà muộn. (My mother scolded me because I came home late.)
- Ông chủ mắng nhân viên vì lỗi sai trong báo cáo. (The boss reproved the employee for the mistake in the report.)
- Đừng mắng con trẻ trước mặt mọi người. (Don't scold the child in front of everyone.)
Advanced Usage
- "mắng mỏ": to scold or berate persistently and naggingly.
- Bà ấy suốt ngày mắng mỏ chồng vì những chuyện nhỏ nhặt. (She nags and scolds her husband all day over trivial matters.)
- "mắng nhiếc" / "chửi mắng": to scold using insulting or abusive language; to berate harshly.
- Anh ta tức giận và bắt đầu mắng nhiếc đối thủ. (He got angry and started to berate his opponent with insults.)
Variants and Related Words
- Mắng nhiếc (verb): to scold abusively; to revile.
- Quở mắng (verb): to reprove or reprimand (often with a tone of admonishment or warning).
- La mắng (verb): to scold or tell off (a common compound combining "la" (to shout) and "mắng").
- Cô giáo la mắng học sinh ồn ào. (The teacher told off the noisy students.)
Synonyms
- Trách mắng (verb): to blame and scold.
- Quở trách (verb): to reproach; to admonish.
- Rầy la (verb): to reprimand; to chide.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Mắng cho một trận: to give someone a thorough scolding.
- Cậu bé bị mẹ mắng cho một trận vì đánh nhau. (The boy got a thorough scolding from his mother for fighting.)
- Mắng xối xả: to scold someone in a torrent of angry words.
- Ông ấy mắng xối xả tên trộm. (He unleashed a torrent of scolding at the thief.)
Related Idioms
- Mắng như tát nước vào mặt: to scold someone as if splashing water on their face (i.e., to scold severely and directly).
- Bị sếp mắng như tát nước vào mặt, anh ta xấu hổ vô cùng. (Being scolded by the boss as if splashed with water, he was utterly ashamed.)
- Mắng chó, chửi mèo: (literally: to scold the dog, to curse the cat) to scold indirectly or vent one's anger on innocent parties.
- Bà ấy giận chồng nên về nhà mắng chó chửi mèo. (She was angry with her husband, so she went home and took it out on the dog and cat.)