Definition

1. Verb (Động từ): - To behave as a killjoy; to act as a wet blanket; to spoil the fun. This word describes the action of intentionally disrupting a joyful, lively, or harmonious atmosphere, causing the fun or excitement to stop.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đừng có mà phá bỉnh khi mọi người đang vui vẻ. (Don't be a killjoy when everyone is having fun.)
  • Cậu ta chuyên đi phá bỉnh các buổi tiệc. (He specializes in being a wet blanket at parties.)
  • Cuộc trò chuyện sôi nổi bị một người phá bỉnh. (The lively conversation was spoiled by a killjoy.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "phá bỉnh" strongly implies a deliberate, often annoying, act of ruining a collective mood. It is more specific than simply "làm hỏng" (to ruin) because it focuses on destroying or .
• It is often used in social contexts involving groups, such as parties, gatherings, games, or conversations.

Variants and Related Words

• Phá hoẵng (Verb): A variant with the same meaning as "phá bỉnh." (Example: - He's here to spoil the fun again.)
• Phá đám (Verb): A more common synonym meaning to disrupt, break up a gathering, or spoil the fun. (Example: - Don't disrupt the children's game.)

Synonyms

• Làm mất vui: To make (someone) lose their joy/fun.
• Chọc ngoáy (trong a negative, disruptive context): To needle or provoke, disrupting harmony.
• Gây rối: To cause trouble or disturbance.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• "Kẻ phá bỉnh": The killjoy; the wet blanket (a noun phrase referring to the person who performs the action).
  • Đồng nghiệp của tôi là một kẻ phá bỉnh thực sự. (My colleague is a real killjoy.)
• While "phá bỉnh" itself is not typically part of a larger phrasal verb structure, its meaning is central to the idiom "giết chết không khí vui vẻ" (to kill the joyful atmosphere).

1. cũng nói phá hoẵng Behave as a killjoy, act, as a wet blanket
   • Cuộc liên hoan đang vui thì có kẻ đến phá bỉnh
     As the merry-making party was in progress, someone came and behaved as a killjoy