Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Shy of girls (said of boys): Describes a boy or young man who is timid, bashful, or feels awkward around girls or young women. It implies a lack of confidence in social interactions with the opposite sex.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Thằng bé ấy rất nhát gái, cứ thấy con gái là đỏ mặt. (That boy is very shy of girls; he blushes whenever he sees girls.)
  • Anh ta nhát gái đến mức không dám mời bạn cùng lớp đi xem phim. (He is so shy of girls that he doesn't dare to invite his classmate to the movies.)

Advanced Usage

• "nhát gái kinh niên": chronically/pathologically shy of girls.
  • Cậu ấy bị mọi người trêu là nhát gái kinh niên. (He is teased by everyone for being chronically shy of girls.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhát (adj): timid, shy, cowardly (general term for shyness or fear).
  • Đứa trẻ nhát lắm. (The child is very timid.)
• Rụt rè (adj): bashful, timid, hesitant (a more general synonym for shyness).
  • Cô ấy trả lời một cách rụt rè. (She answered in a bashful manner.)

Synonyms

• Ngại tiếp xúc với con gái: hesitant/reluctant to interact with girls.
• E thẹn (trước con gái): bashful/shy (in front of girls).

Related Idioms

• "Nhát như thỏ đế": as timid as a rabbit (a general idiom for extreme timidity, not specific to girls).
  • Nó nhát gái, nhát như thỏ đế ấy. (He's shy of girls, as timid as a rabbit.)

1. shy of girls (said of boys)