quấy

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Definition

Verb:
- To pester; to be fussy: Used primarily to describe a child who is crying, whining, or being difficult and demanding attention, often due to discomfort or illness.
- To stir; to mix: To agitate a liquid or semi-liquid substance by moving a spoon or stick in a circular motion.
- To jest; to joke: To speak or act in a playful, non-serious manner.
- To be wrong; to be incorrect: (Less common, often regional) To be contrary to reason or correctness.

Usage Examples

Verb (to pester):
- Em bé quấy khóc cả đêm. (The baby fussed and cried all night.)
- Đứa trẻ ốm thường hay quấy. (A sick child often gets fretful.)
Verb (to stir):
- Cô ấy quấy đều bột để làm bánh. (She stirred the batter evenly to make a cake.)
- Quấy thuốc bột vào trong nước. (Stir the powder medicine into the water.)
Verb (to jest):
- Anh ấy chỉ nói quấy thôi, đừng tin. (He was just speaking in jest, don't believe him.)
Verb (to be wrong):
- Làm việc đó là quấy. (To do that is wrong.)

Advanced Usage

The verb can imply causing a disturbance or being a nuisance beyond just child behavior, such as an unwelcome visitor interrupting work.
- Đang bận lại có khách đến quấy. (I was busy when a guest came to pester me.)

Variants and Related Words

Quấy rầy (v): To disturb, to bother (stronger than "quấy").
- Xin đừng quấy rầy khi tôi đang làm việc. (Please do not disturb me while I am working.)
Quấy phá (v): To harass, to cause trouble.
- Bọn trẻ quấy phá trong lớp. (The kids are causing trouble in class.)
Quấy nhiễu (v): To harass, to pester persistently (often formally).
- Hành vi quấy nhiễu qua điện thoại. (Telephone harassment behavior.)

Synonyms

Related Idioms

Biết quấy mà làm: To know it is wrong but still do it.
- Nó biết quấy mà vẫn cứ làm. (He knew it was wrong but still did it.)

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verb

to fret; to snivel
- trẻ ốm quấy suốt ngày
  The sick child snivelled all day long to jest; to joke
- nói quấy
  to speak jokingly to pester; to worry

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