quầy quậy
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Definition
Adverb/Adjective (descriptive word): - To writhe or squirm persistently: Describes a continuous, restless, and often agitated twisting or turning movement, typically of the body or a part of it. - To be annoyingly persistent or bothersome: Used figuratively to describe something, like a thought or problem, that lingers and troubles the mind in an irritating, nagging way.
Usage Examples
- Describing physical movement:
- Con giun đất quầy quậy dưới chân. (The earthworm writhed underfoot.)
- Đứa bé quầy quậy không chịu ngồi yên. (The child squirmed and wouldn't sit still.)
- Describing a persistent thought or feeling:
- Một cảm giác tội lỗi cứ quầy quậy trong lòng anh ấy. (A feeling of guilt kept nagging at him.)
- Ý nghĩ đó quầy quậy trong đầu cô suốt ngày. (That thought squirmed in her head all day.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is often reduplicated ("quầy quậy") and is used to emphasize a continuous, irritating state. It carries a negative connotation of disturbance or nuisance.
- It can describe abstract concepts, giving them a sense of persistent, worm-like agitation.
Variants and Related Words
- Nguây nguẩy: A direct synonym with the same meaning of persistent writhing or nagging.
- Quẫy: A simpler verb meaning to thrash or flail (e.g., a fish out of water). "Quầy quậy" implies a more prolonged and irritating action than "quẫy".
Synonyms
- Writhe: to twist and turn, especially in pain or discomfort.
- Squirm: to wriggle or twist the body from side to side.
- Nag: to cause persistent worry or discomfort (for the figurative sense).
Related Idioms
- While "quầy quậy" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, its meaning is idiomatic. It vividly personifies abstract annoyances as physically wriggling entities.
- như nguây nguẩy