rầy la
Definition
- Verb:
- To scold noisily: To reprimand or criticize someone loudly and often angrily, typically for a fault or mistake. The emphasis is on the loud, harsh, and sometimes prolonged nature of the rebuke.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Mẹ rầy la con. (The mother scolds her child noisily.)
- Ông chủ rầy la nhân viên vì đến muộn. (The boss noisily scolded the employee for being late.)
- Đừng rầy la nó trước mặt bạn bè. (Don't scold him noisily in front of his friends.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often implies a one-sided, top-down reprimand, such as from a parent to a child, a teacher to a student, or a superior to a subordinate. It conveys a sense of authority and displeasure expressed through raised voice and harsh words.
Variants and Related Words
- Rầy (v): A shorter, sometimes slightly less intense form meaning to scold or reprimand.
- Bố chỉ rầy con thôi, không đánh đâu. (Dad just scolded you, he won't hit you.)
- La (v): To shout or yell. When combined with "rầy," it intensifies the meaning to a noisy scolding.
- Quở trách (v): To reproach, to rebuke. This is a more formal synonym but does not inherently carry the "noisy" connotation.
Synonyms
- To berate: To scold or criticize angrily.
- To chide: To scold or rebuke mildly.
- To upbraid: To find fault with or reproach severely.
- To tell off (informal): To scold or reprimand.
Related Idioms
- Rầy la om sòm / Rầy la ầm ĩ: To scold very noisily and cause a commotion.
- Hàng xóm rầy la om sòm khi bọn trẻ nghịch ngợm. (The neighbors scolded noisily and caused a commotion when the kids were mischievous.)
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Scold noisily
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Rầy la conTo scold one's children noisily
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