rầy
Definition
Verb: 1. To scold, to reprimand, to rebuke: To speak to someone angrily or critically because they have done something wrong. 2. To bother, to annoy, to trouble: To cause someone minor inconvenience or disturbance. (This meaning is less common in modern usage).
Usage Examples
- Verb (to scold):
- Mẹ rầy con vì không học bài. (Mother scolded her child for not studying.)
- Anh ấy bị sếp rầy vì đi làm muộn. (He was reprimanded by his boss for being late to work.)
- Verb (to bother):
- Đừng rầy tôi lúc này. (Don't bother me right now.)
Advanced Usage
- "rầy la": A compound verb emphasizing the act of scolding, often loudly or at length.
- Cô giáo rầy la học sinh ồn ào. (The teacher scolded the noisy students.)
- "bị rầy": A passive structure meaning "to be scolded".
- Đứa trẻ bị rầy và phải xin lỗi. (The child was scolded and had to apologize.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ray (noun): A rail (for trains). This is a homophone with a different meaning, often seen in the compound "đường ray" (railway track). Note: "Đường rầy" is a common variant spelling for "đường ray".
- Rày (adverb): Now, nowadays. This is a synonym, often used in literary or southern Vietnamese contexts (e.g., - these days).
Synonyms
- Mắng: To scold, to tell off. (Similar intensity to "rầy").
- Quở trách: To reproach, to admonish. (Slightly more formal).
- La: To shout at, to yell. (Can be part of scolding).
- Phiền (to bother): To trouble, to inconvenience.
Related Phrases
- Rầy rà: To pester, to nag persistently about minor issues.
- Anh ta cứ rầy rà về chuyện nhỏ. (He kept nagging about a small matter.)
verb
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to chide; to rebuke; to scold
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