nằng nặc
Definition
- Adverb:
- With annoying insistence; obstinately: Used to describe the manner of asking, demanding, or requesting something in a persistent, stubborn, and often irritating way, refusing to take no for an answer.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Thằng bé nằng nặc đòi bế đi chơi. (The little boy insisted obstinately on being carried for a walk.)
- Nó nằng nặc đòi mua món đồ chơi mới. (He/she kept pestering with annoying insistence to buy the new toy.)
- Cô ấy nằng nặc yêu cầu được gặp giám đốc. (She stubbornly insisted on meeting the director.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is almost exclusively used to modify verbs related to requesting, demanding, or asking (, , ). It carries a negative connotation, implying the persistence is unwelcome or excessive.
Variants and Related Words
- Nằng nẵng (adv): A less common variant with a similar meaning of stubborn persistence.
- Nài nỉ (v): to plead, to entreat. This is a verb meaning to ask earnestly and repeatedly, but it is less negative and more about persuasion than obstinate demand.
Synonyms
- Obstinately: In a stubbornly persistent manner.
- Doggedly: With tenacious persistence.
- Persistently: In a continuous and insistent way (neutral, but adds a tone of annoyance).
Related Idioms
- While not a standalone idiom, "nằng nặc đòi" is a very common collocation that functions as a set phrase meaning "to stubbornly and annoyingly demand."
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Ask with annoying insistence
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Thằng bé nằng nặc đòi bế đi chơiThe little boy asked with annoying insistence to be taken for a walk
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