Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who incites or instigates lawsuits: A "thầy giùi" is an individual who specializes in provoking or encouraging others to initiate legal disputes or quarrels with each other.
   • A legal troublemaker or agitator: Refers to someone who habitually stirs up conflict by pushing people toward litigation or legal action, often for their own benefit or due to a meddlesome nature.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ta bị coi là một tay thầy giùi chuyên nghiệp trong làng. (He is considered a professional legal agitator in the village.)
  • Đừng nghe lời xúi giục của tên thầy giùi đó. (Don't listen to the instigations of that lawsuit-monger.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is archaic and carries a strongly negative, derogatory connotation. It describes a specific, undesirable social role focused on fomenting legal strife.

Variants and Related Words

• Kẻ giùi mối (n): An instigator, a person who stirs up trouble (a related, broader term for a troublemaker).

Synonyms

• Instigator: A person who brings about or initiates something, typically trouble or conflict.
• Litigation-monger: A person who encourages legal disputes.
• Agitator: A person who stirs up public feeling on controversial issues.

Related Idioms

• Giùi mối kiện tụng: To incite litigation.
  • Hắn chuyên đi giùi mối kiện tụng giữa hàng xóm với nhau. (He specializes in inciting litigation between neighbors.)