nói lếu
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Definition
- Verb:
- To speak saucily: To talk in a cheeky, impudent, or disrespectful manner, often with a playful or teasing intent that crosses into rudeness.
- To talk nonsense / to fib: To say things that are untrue, silly, or exaggerated, often in a casual or irresponsible way.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đứa trẻ nói lếu với người lớn. (The child spoke saucily to the adult.)
- Nó chỉ nói lếu thôi, đừng tin. (He's just talking nonsense/fibbing, don't believe him.)
- Thằng bé hay nói lếu khi bị hỏi về bài tập. (The boy often talks saucily/fibs when asked about his homework.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often describes speech that is not seriously malicious but is deliberately impertinent or frivolously untrue. It carries a connotation of minor, irritating dishonesty or backtalk.
Variants and Related Words
- Nói láo (v): to lie, to tell a falsehood. This is generally stronger and more directly means "to lie" compared to "nói lếu."
- Nó bị phạt vì nói láo. (He was punished for lying.)
- Nói bậy (v): to talk improperly, to use bad language.
- Không được nói bậy trước mặt trẻ con. (You must not use bad language in front of children.)
Synonyms
- To be cheeky: To show a lack of respect in a way that is amusing or annoying.
- To fib: To tell a small, trivial lie.
- To talk back: To answer in a disrespectful way.
Related Idioms
- Nói lếu nói láo: To speak untruthfully and irresponsibly; to tell tall tales or fibs consistently.
- Cả ngày nó cứ nói lếu nói láo, chẳng biết đâu mà lần. (He just fibs and tells tales all day, you can't make head or tail of it.)
- Speak saucily