nhâng nhâng
Definition
- Adjective:
- Shameless; Brazen-faced: Describes a person who acts without any sense of shame, modesty, or embarrassment, especially in a way that is offensive or disrespectful. It implies a blatant disregard for social norms or propriety.
- Impudent; Impertinent: Suggests a rude lack of respect, often characterized by bold or cheeky behavior.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đứa trẻ đó nhâng nhâng, nói chuyện với người lớn mà không biết sợ. (That child is shameless, talking to adults without any fear.)
- Cô ta có cái nhìn nhâng nhâng khi bị bắt quả tang. (She had a brazen look when she was caught red-handed.)
- Thái độ nhâng nhâng của hắn làm mọi người rất khó chịu. (His impudent attitude made everyone very uncomfortable.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "nhâng nhâng" is often used in a disapproving or critical tone to strongly condemn someone's audacious behavior. It is more emphatic than simply saying "hỗn" (rude) or "vô lễ" (impolite), carrying a connotation of being unabashedly and offensively bold.
Variants and Related Words
- Nhâng: A shorter, more colloquial form that carries a similar meaning of being cheeky or brazen.
- Thằng bé trả lời nhâng lắm. (The boy answered very cheekily.)
- Trơ trẽn: Another adjective meaning "shameless" or "brazen," often used interchangeably with "nhâng nhâng" but can sometimes imply a thicker-skinned or more hardened shamelessness.
Synonyms
- Shameless: Lacking any sense of shame.
- Brazen: Bold and without shame.
- Impudent: Not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.
- Cheeky: Showing a lack of respect or politeness in a way that is amusing or appealing in some contexts, but "nhâng nhâng" is almost always negative.
Related Idioms
- Mặt nhâng nhâng: A phrase describing a "brazen face" or a shameless expression.
- Nó nghe lời mắng mà vẫn mặt nhâng nhâng. (He listened to the scolding with a brazen face.)
- Làm nhâng làm nhẳng: An idiomatic expression meaning to act in a persistently brazen, impudent, or annoyingly disrespectful manner.
- Đừng có làm nhâng làm nhẳng với ông bà như thế. (Don't act so shamelessly and impudently with your grandparents like that.)
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Sameless, brazen-faced
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