quát tháo
Definition
- Verb:
- To shout angrily / to yell at someone: The primary meaning of "quát tháo" is to speak or shout in a loud, harsh, and angry manner, typically to scold, rebuke, or express extreme displeasure toward someone.
- To bark orders / to snap at: It can also describe the act of speaking to someone in a sharp, commanding, and often rude tone.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Ông chủ quát tháo nhân viên. (The boss yelled at the employees.)
- Đừng quát tháo con cái như vậy. (Don't shout at your children like that.)
- Anh ấy quát tháo ầm ĩ khi bị làm phiền. (He shouted noisily when he was disturbed.)
Advanced Usage
- "quát tháo om sòm": to make a tremendous racket by shouting; to yell and cause a noisy commotion.
- Hai người hàng xóm quát tháo om sòm với nhau. (The two neighbors were shouting noisily at each other.)
Variants and Related Words
Quát (v): to shout, to bark. This is the core verb, with "quát tháo" being a more intensive and repetitive form.
- Cô giáo quát: "Im lặng!" (The teacher shouted: "Be quiet!")
Mắng (v): to scold, to tell off.
- Bố mẹ mắng con vì hư. (The parents scolded their child for being naughty.)
Synonyms
- To yell: to shout loudly, often in anger.
- To bark: to say something quickly and aggressively.
- To scold: to angrily criticize someone for their behavior.
- To snap at: to speak irritably or abruptly to someone.
Related Idioms
- Nổi cơn thịnh nộ, quát tháo ầm ĩ: to fly into a rage and shout tumultuously.
- Nghe tin đó, ông ấy nổi cơn thịnh nộ, quát tháo ầm ĩ. (Hearing that news, he flew into a rage and shouted tumultuously.)