rầy la

Thân thiện

Mẹ rầy la con bé làm biếng.

Definition

1. 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.)

Học thuật

1. Scold noisily
   • Rầy la con
     To scold one's children noisily