thằng thúc
Definition
- Verb (archaic):
- To press urgently; to harass for payment or action: To demand insistently and persistently, often used in the context of a creditor pressuring a debtor.
- To bind; to tie up: An older, literal meaning referring to the act of restraining or tying someone with ropes or chains.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Chủ nợ thằng thúc con nợ. (The creditor urgently presses the debtor.)
- Hắn bị thằng thúc lại. (He was tied up.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is considered archaic in modern Vietnamese. Its primary contemporary understanding relates to forceful urging, especially in financial contexts, while the literal meaning of physical binding is largely obsolete.
Variants and Related Words
- Thúc (v): To urge, to press. This is the core root verb, more commonly used in modern language.
- Thúc đẩy: to promote, to propel.
- Thúc ép (v): To pressure, to coerce.
- Anh ta thúc ép tôi ký hợp đồng. (He pressured me to sign the contract.)
Synonyms
- To pressure: To insistently demand.
- To harass: To bother persistently.
- To urge: To encourage or push someone to act quickly.
- To bind (archaic): To tie.
Related Idioms
- Thúc nợ: To press for debt repayment. This is a direct and common application of the concept.
- Mùa cuối năm, các chủ nợ đi thúc nợ. (At the end of the year, creditors go around pressing for debt repayment.)