rỉa ráy
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Definition
- Verb:
- To persistently and harshly criticize, scold, or mock someone with humiliating or nagging remarks. It implies a continuous, picking, and often petty form of verbal harassment intended to belittle or cause mental distress.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy luôn rỉa ráy chồng về chuyện tiền nong. (She constantly nags and belittles her husband about money matters.)
- Đừng ngồi đó mà rỉa ráy lỗi lầm của người khác. (Don't just sit there picking at and harping on other people's mistakes.)
- Bà ta rỉa ráy con dâu cả ngày. (She harassed her daughter-in-law with scolding all day.)
Advanced Usage
- The action often carries a connotation of being spiteful, sneering, or delivered in a manner that slowly wears down the target's patience and self-esteem.
Variants and Related Words
- Rỉa rói (v): A variant with identical meaning and usage to "rỉa ráy."
- Anh ấy bị rỉa rói vì thất bại. (He was subjected to humiliating reproach for his failure.)
Synonyms
- To nag: To annoy by persistent fault-finding or complaints.
- To taunt: To reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner.
- To harangue: To lecture someone critically or angrily at length.
- To berate: To scold or criticize angrily.
Related Idioms
- While "rỉa ráy" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, its meaning is closely related to the concept of verbal picking and persistent criticism.
- Harass with scolding, harass with humiliating remarks