thị hùng
Definition
- Verb (archaic, literary):
- To bully; to act as a bully; to throw one's weight around. The word describes the act of using one's physical strength, power, or advantage to intimidate, oppress, or beat others. It implies a show of brute force to establish dominance.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Sở Khanh quát mắng đùng đùng, Bước vào vừa rắp thị hùng ra tay. (Sở Khanh shouted furiously; Stepping in, he was just about to bully and lay hands [on her].)
- Kẻ cậy sức mạnh thị hùng kẻ yếu thế là hành vi đáng khinh. (Those who rely on strength to bully the weak commit despicable acts.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "thị hùng" is now considered archaic and is primarily found in classical Vietnamese literature, such as in (The Tale of Kiều). In modern usage, its meaning is conveyed by more contemporary words.
Variants and Related Words
- Bắt nạt (v): to bully (modern, common usage).
- Ức hiếp (v): to oppress, to bully.
- Hống hách (adj): arrogant, overbearing.
Synonyms
- Bully: to use strength or power to intimidate those who are weaker.
- Tyrannize: to exercise power in a cruel or oppressive way.
- Browbeat: to intimidate someone into doing something.
Related Idioms
- Cậy mạnh hiếp yếu: To rely on strength to oppress the weak. This is a common phrase that encapsulates the core meaning of "thị hùng".
- Hành vi cậy mạnh hiếp yếu không bao giờ được xã hội chấp nhận. (The act of using strength to bully the weak is never accepted by society.)