nhiếc mắng
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Definition
- Verb:
- To scold, to berate, to rebuke: "nhiếc mắng" means to speak to someone angrily and critically because they have done something wrong. It implies a harsh, often loud, verbal reprimand.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Bà ấy nhiếc mắng đứa trẻ vì làm vỡ bình hoa. (She scolded the child for breaking the vase.)
- Anh ta bị sếp nhiếc mắng trước mặt mọi người. (He was berated by his boss in front of everyone.)
- Đừng nhiếc mắng con cái quá nặng lời. (Don't rebuke your children too harshly.)
Advanced Usage
- "bị nhiếc mắng": to be scolded.
- Nó bị nhiếc mắng vì đi học muộn. (He was scolded for being late to school.)
- "nhiếc mắng thậm tệ": to scold severely.
- Ông chủ nhiếc mắng thậm tệ nhân viên. (The boss severely scolded the employee.)
Variants and Related Words
- Mắng nhiếc (verb): This is the more common and standard form with the same meaning as "nhiếc mắng". It is the primary term for "to scold/berate".
- Bố mẹ mắng nhiếc nó vì kết quả học tập kém. (His parents scolded him for his poor academic results.)
- Mắng (verb): to scold, to tell off (can be less severe than "mắng nhiếc").
- Quở trách (verb): to reproach, to admonish (often with a tone of disappointment).
- La mắng (verb): to yell at, to scold (emphasizing the loud voice).
Synonyms
- Trách mắng: to blame and scold.
- Rầy la: to reprimand, to tell off.
- Chửi mắng: to swear at, to curse at (stronger, often includes profanity).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Lên lớp nhiếc mắng: (idiomatic) to give someone a severe talking-to, to lecture and scold.
- Giáo viên chủ nhiệm lên lớp nhiếc mắng cả lớp. (The homeroom teacher gave the whole class a severe talking-to.)
Related Idioms
- Mắng như tát nước vào mặt: (idiom) to scold incessantly and harshly, as if splashing water on someone's face.
- Bà ta mắng nhiếc con dâu như tát nước vào mặt. (She scolded her daughter-in-law incessantly and harshly.)
- như mắng nhiếc