Definition

1. Verb:
   • To be jealous, to be envious, to resent (someone's advantage or success): "suy bì" describes the feeling of discontent or resentment aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck, often accompanied by a desire to have the same or to see them lose it. It implies a comparative mindset where one measures their own situation against another's.
   • To begrudge, to feel aggrieved by comparison: It can also mean to feel a sense of grievance or unfairness when comparing one's own perceived disadvantages to another's perceived advantages.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy hay suy bì với đồng nghiệp vì được thăng chức. (She often feels jealous of her colleague for getting promoted.)
  • Đừng suy bì với người khác, hãy tập trung vào bản thân mình. (Don't be envious of others; focus on yourself.)
  • Anh ta suy bì vì thấy bạn mình có xe mới. (He is resentful because he sees his friend has a new car.)

Advanced Usage

• "suy bì hơn thiệt": to be preoccupied with comparing gains and losses, to constantly weigh one's own disadvantages against others' advantages.
  • Sống mà cứ suy bì hơn thiệt với hàng xóm thì rất mệt mỏi. (Living while constantly comparing gains and losses with the neighbors is very tiring.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tị nạnh (verb): to be envious, to be jealous (often used similarly to "suy bì").
• Ghen tị (verb): to envy, to be jealous (a more common synonym).
• Đố kỵ (verb): to be jealous, to be envious (carries a stronger, more malicious connotation).

Synonyms

• Ghen tị: to envy.
• So bì: to compare resentfully (a near-identical synonym).
• Đố kỵ: to be jealous with ill will.

Related Idioms

• "Con gà tức nhau tiếng gáy": (Literal: Roosters resent each other's crowing). This idiom describes mutual jealousy or rivalry between peers who are similar in status or ability, closely related to the concept of "suy bì".
  • Hai anh ấy suy bì nhau đúng là "con gà tức nhau tiếng gáy". (Their jealousy towards each other is a classic case of "roosters resenting each other's crowing".)

1. Compare with envy
   • Suy bì hơn thiệt
     To compare with envy what someone has got to what oneself has got