Definition

Verb: - To pester with requests (for help, favors, or loans): The primary meaning of "quấy quả" is to repeatedly bother or trouble someone by asking for help, favors, or material assistance, often to the point of being an annoyance or nuisance.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta suốt ngày quấy quả hàng xóm để nhờ giúp đỡ. (He pesters the neighbors all day long asking for help.)
  • Đừng quấy quả người khác bằng những yêu cầu liên tục. (Don't pester others with constant requests.)
  • Quấy quả vay mượn bà con. (To pester friends and relatives with requests for a loan of money.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies a sense of imposition and repeated, bothersome behavior, rather than a single polite request. It carries a negative connotation of exploiting someone's goodwill or patience.

Variants and Related Words

• Quấy rầy (v): To disturb, to bother. This is a more general term for causing disturbance and can be used in broader contexts beyond requests.
  • Tiếng ồn quấy rầy giấc ngủ của tôi. (The noise disturbed my sleep.)

Synonyms

• Pester: To trouble or annoy someone with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions.
• Importune: To ask (someone) pressingly and persistently for or to do something.
• Badger: To repeatedly and annoyingly ask someone for something or to do something.

Related Idioms

• While "quấy quả" itself is typically used as a standalone verb, the concept is central to idioms about being a burden, such as the idea of "làm phiền" (causing trouble).

1. Pester with requests (for help...)
   • Quấy quả vay mượn bà con
     To pester friends and relatives with requests for a oan of money