sa sả

Thân thiện

Bà hàng xóm la sa sả vào đứa trẻ nghịch ngợm.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a nagging, incessant, or gratingly persistent manner: Describes the act of speaking, scolding, or complaining continuously in an annoying, harsh, or shrill tone.

Usage Examples

• (She scolded her child incessantly the whole afternoon.)
• (Stop nagging like that, I have a terrible headache.)
• (The sound of strident cursing came from the neighbor's house.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is almost exclusively used to modify verbs related to speaking (e.g., nói, mắng, chửi, cằn nhằn - to speak, to scold, to curse, to grumble). It carries a strongly negative connotation, implying the listener finds the speech unpleasant and tiresome.

Variants and Related Words

• Nói sa sả (verb phrase): to nag incessantly, to talk in a shrill and persistent manner.
  • Bà chủ cứ nói sa sả về lỗi nhỏ đó. (The boss kept nagging incessantly about that small mistake.)

Synonyms

• Naggingly: in a persistently annoying way.
• Incessantly: without interruption.
• Stridently: in a loud, harsh, and grating manner.
• Shrillly: in a high-pitched and piercing way.

Related Idioms

• Nói sa sả cả ngày: to nag/talk annoyingly all day long.
  • Mẹ tôi có thể nói sa sả cả ngày về chuyện tôi dậy muộn. (My mother can nag all day long about me waking up late.)

Học thuật

1. Nag
   • Nói ai sa sả cả ngày
     To nag at somebody all day long