Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cause trouble / to make a nuisance of oneself: The primary meaning of "nhiễu sự" is to intentionally disturb, bother, or create unnecessary trouble in a situation, often by interfering or being disruptive.
   • To stir up trouble: It implies provoking or creating a disturbance where there was none, typically in a social or communal context.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đứa trẻ cứ nhiễu sự khi người lớn đang nói chuyện. (The child kept causing trouble while the adults were talking.)
  • Đừng có nhiễu sự vào chuyện của người khác. (Don't stir up trouble in other people's affairs.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "nhiễu sự" is largely synonymous with and often interchangeable with "nhiễu chuyện." It is used in informal, colloquial contexts to describe meddlesome or troublesome behavior.

Variants and Related Words

• Nhiễu chuyện (v): to cause trouble, to meddle. This is the direct and more common variant.
  • Nó thích nhiễu chuyện trong lớp học. (He likes to cause trouble in the classroom.)

Synonyms

• Interfere: to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation.
• Meddle: to interfere in something that is not one's concern.
• Disturb: to interrupt the peace or order of.

Related Idioms

• While "nhiễu sự" itself is straightforward, the concept is related to idioms about interference, such as the idea of "gậy ông đập lưng ông" (to be hoist with one's own petard), which can result from causing trouble.

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