nói giễu
Definition
- Verb:
- To mock: To speak about someone or something in a way that shows you think they are foolish, inferior, or ridiculous. The intent is often to belittle.
- To jeer at: To make rude and mocking remarks in a loud, often public, way.
- To make fun of: To tease or laugh at someone or something in a playful or unkind manner.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Anh ấy thường nói giễu cách ăn mặc của bạn bè. (He often mocks his friends' way of dressing.)
- Đám đông bắt đầu nói giễu cầu thủ vì pha sút bỏ lỡ. (The crowd began to jeer at the player for the missed shot.)
- Đừng nói giễu cô ấy vì giọng nói của cô ấy. (Don't make fun of her because of her accent.)
Advanced Usage
- "nói giễu cợt": to mock or ridicule in a more pronounced, often scornful, manner.
- Bài báo đó chỉ nhằm nói giễu cợt các chính sách mới. (That article merely aims to ridicule the new policies.)
Variants and Related Words
Chế giễu (v): to deride, to ridicule. This is a close synonym, often used interchangeably but can imply a slightly more formal or sharper contempt.
- Họ không ngừng chế giễu đề xuất của ông ấy. (They incessantly ridiculed his proposal.)
Giễu cợt (v): to jest mockingly, to scoff.
- Thái độ giễu cợt của anh ta khiến mọi người khó chịu. (His scoffing attitude made everyone uncomfortable.)
Synonyms
- Ridicule: To subject someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior.
- Taunt: To provoke or challenge someone with insulting remarks.
- Scoff: To speak about someone or something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way.
Related Idioms
- Nói mát: to make a sarcastic or thinly-veiled mocking remark. This is similar but often more indirect or ironic than "nói giễu".
- Anh ta nói mát rằng tôi là chuyên gia trong việc đến muộn. (He sarcastically remarked that I was an expert at being late.)
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Mock, jeer at, make fun of
