tiếu mạ
Definition
- Verb (archaic):
- To mock, ridicule, and insult someone with scornful laughter and harsh words. It describes the act of derisively criticizing or berating another person.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Bọn họ công khai tiếu mạ kẻ thất bại. (They openly mocked and insulted the one who failed.)
- Không nên tiếu mạ người khác vì hoàn cảnh của họ. (One should not ridicule and insult others for their circumstances.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is considered literary and archaic. In modern Vietnamese, its components are more commonly used separately or in more contemporary phrases to express similar ideas of mockery and insult.
Variants and Related Words
- Chê cười (v): to mock, to scorn.
- Đừng chê cười sai lầm của người khác. (Do not mock the mistakes of others.)
- Mắng nhiếc (v): to berate, to revile.
- Ông ấy mắng nhiếc nhân viên một cách thậm tệ. (He berated the employee terribly.)
Synonyms
- Deride: to express contempt for; ridicule.
- Jeer: to make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice.
- Revile: to criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner.
Related Idioms
- Cười chê: to scorn and mock. This is a more modern and common phrase with a similar meaning.
- Anh ta phải chịu đựng nhiều lời cười chê. (He had to endure much scorn and mockery.)