nói bẩy
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Definition
- Verb:
- To incite: To use provocative or suggestive speech to urge or encourage someone else to do something bad, foolish, or mischievous. The action involves prompting another person through words.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đừng nghe anh ta nói bẩy. (Don't listen to him inciting you.)
- Nó thích nói bẩy bạn bè trốn học. (He likes to incite his friends to skip school.)
- Bị nói bẩy, nó mới làm chuyện dại dột đó. (He only did that foolish thing because he was incited.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often implies a sense of sly or negative persuasion, where the person inciting () may not be directly involved in the resulting action but is the instigator.
- It is commonly used in contexts involving peer pressure, mischief, or minor transgressions rather than serious crimes.
Variants and Related Words
- Xúi giục (v): To incite, to instigate. This is a close synonym but can be used for more serious actions.
- Khích (v): To provoke, to goad. Often used in (to tease provocatively).
Synonyms
- Incite: To encourage someone to do something, typically something wrong.
- Instigate: To bring about or initiate (an action or event), often a negative one.
- Egg on: (Informal) To urge someone to do something, especially something reckless.
Related Idioms
- Nói bẩy nói bạ: To incite recklessly or to speak in a way that irresponsibly prompts bad actions. This phrase emphasizes the careless or malicious nature of the speech.
- Thằng đó suốt ngày nói bẩy nói bạ, đừng có nghe. (That guy is always inciting people recklessly; don't listen to him.)
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