nghinh ngang
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Haughty; arrogant: Describes a person's attitude or behavior that is offensively superior, showing a disdainful pride and a lack of respect for others. It implies a swaggering or brash manner.
- Obstructive; lying across: Describes objects placed or positioned in a careless, crosswise, or blocking manner, creating an obstacle or a messy appearance.
Usage Examples
Adjective (describing attitude):
- Cậu ấy mới được thăng chức mà đã nghinh ngang với mọi người. (He just got promoted and is already acting arrogantly toward everyone.)
- Thái độ nghinh ngang của hắn khiến ai cũng khó chịu. (His haughty attitude annoys everyone.)
Adjective (describing position):
- Mấy khúc cây nghinh ngang trên đường sau cơn bão. (Tree limbs are lying across the road after the storm.)
- Đừng để đồ đạc nghinh ngang ở lối đi. (Don't leave things lying haphazardly across the walkway.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a strong negative connotation when describing personality, emphasizing an unlikable, brash form of pride. When describing objects, it emphasizes disorder and obstruction.
Variants and Related Words
- Ngang ngạnh (adj): Stubborn, obstinate, disobedient (shares the root "ngang" implying contrary or crosswise behavior).
- Ngạo mạn (adj): Arrogant, contemptuous (a more formal synonym for the attitude).
Synonyms
- Haughty: Arrogantly superior and disdainful.
- Arrogant: Having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance.
- Obstructive: Causing an obstruction.
- Crosswise: Lying or extending across something.
Related Idioms
- Mặt nghinh ngang: A phrase describing a face or expression that shows arrogance and defiance.
- Nó bước vào với bộ mặt nghinh ngang. (He walked in with a haughty, defiant face.)
adjective
- hanghty; arrogant