Definition

1. Verb:
   • To flinch from, to shrink from, to balk at: To hesitate or show reluctance due to fear, difficulty, or concern. It often implies a mental or emotional recoiling from an action or situation perceived as challenging, dangerous, or troublesome.
   • To mind, to be daunted by, to consider significant: To regard something as a serious obstacle or burden, often used in negative or rhetorical constructions to emphasize a lack of such concern.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy chẳng quản ngại gian lao vất vả. (He does not flinch from hardship and toil.)
  • Cô ấy nào có quản ngại gì việc đi đường xa. (She doesn't mind the long journey at all.)
  • Họ làm việc đó mà không hề quản ngại. (They did it without any hesitation.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is most commonly used in negative constructions (e.g., ) or in rhetorical questions to express that someone does not hesitate or consider difficulties to be a deterrent.
  • Vì lợi ích chung, họ đâu quản ngại hi sinh. (For the common good, they do not shrink from sacrifice.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngại (verb): To hesitate, to be reluctant, to mind. This is the core root meaning "to hesitate."

  • Tôi ngại đi một mình. (I am reluctant to go alone.)

• E ngại (verb): To worry, to be apprehensive about. This carries a stronger sense of worry or apprehension.

  • Cô ấy e ngại về kết quả. (She is apprehensive about the result.)

Synonyms

• Shrink from: To recoil or withdraw due to fear or distaste.
• Balk at: To hesitate or refuse to proceed with an action.
• Be daunted by: To be intimidated or discouraged by a difficulty.
• Mind: To be bothered or concerned by something (used especially in negative statements).

Related Idioms

• Không quản ngại gian khó: To not shrink from hardships; to be undaunted by difficulties.

  • Các chiến sĩ không quản ngại gian khó. (The soldiers are undaunted by hardships.)

• Nào quản ngại chi: (A rhetorical phrase) Why would one hesitate/mind?; implying no concern at all.

  • Giúp bạn, tôi nào quản ngại chi. (To help a friend, why would I hesitate at all?)

verb

1. to flinch from, to shrink form