Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Coarse, vulgar, crude: Describes language, speech, or manner that is unrefined, lacking in politeness, and often considered offensive or socially unacceptable.
   • Grumbling, muttering in a crude way: Refers to the act of complaining or speaking in a low, indistinct, and ill-tempered manner, often with a rude or surly tone.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Làm gì mà nói nhau nhảu thế? (Why are you using such vulgar language?)
  • Anh ta suốt ngày chỉ biết nhau nhảu. (He just grumbles crudely all day long.)
  • Giọng điệu nhau nhảu của ông ấy khiến mọi người khó chịu. (His coarse tone of voice made everyone uncomfortable.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is considered somewhat literary or less common in modern daily conversation. It often carries a stronger negative judgment than simpler synonyms like "cáu kỉnh" (grumpy).

Variants and Related Words

• Lầm bầm (v): to mumble, to mutter (less focused on the crude/vulgar aspect, more on the low volume).
• Càu nhàu (v): to grumble, to grouse (emphasizes complaining with irritation, but not necessarily vulgarity).

Synonyms

• Coarse: rough or harsh in texture or speech.
• Vulgar: lacking sophistication or good taste; crude.
• Grumbling: complaining in a bad-tempered way.
• Grouchy: irritable and complaining.

Related Idioms

• While "nhau nhảu" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it describes behavior that is central to idioms like:
  • Càu nhàu cả ngày: to grumble all day long.

    • Ông cụ càu nhàu cả ngày về thời tiết. (The old man grumbles all day about the weather.)

1. (ít dùng) Coarse, vulgar
   • Làm gì mà nói nhau nhảu thế?
     why are such a vulgar language?