Definition

1. Verb:
   • To shout loudly and shrilly: To emit a loud, high-pitched, and often prolonged cry, typically expressing a strong negative emotion such as anger, pain, fear, or protest.
   • To scream or yell noisily: To make a very loud and disruptive vocal outcry, often in a chaotic or complaining manner.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đứa trẻ tru tréo lên vì sợ con chó. (The child screamed/shrieked because it was afraid of the dog.)
  • Có gì đâu mà tru tréo ầm ĩ cả lên? (What's the matter that you're shouting/yelling so noisily?)
  • Họ tru tréo phản đối quyết định đó. (They shouted/yelled in protest against that decision.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "tru tréo" often carries a negative connotation, implying that the shouting is excessive, unreasonable, annoying, or done in a fit of temper. It is not used for neutral or joyful shouting.

Variants and Related Words

• La hét (v): to yell, to shout. This is a more general and common synonym.
• Gào thét (v): to howl, to roar. Suggests an even louder, more animalistic, or angrier cry.
• Thét (v): to shriek, to screech. Often implies a very sharp, high-pitched sound.

Synonyms

• Shriek: to utter a sharp, high-pitched cry.
• Howl: to cry out loudly and without restraint.
• Bellow: to shout in a deep, loud voice.
• Yell: to shout loudly, often in anger or excitement.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Tru tréo như bị ong đốt: To scream/shriek as if stung by a bee. This idiom vividly describes someone screaming suddenly and very loudly due to surprise, pain, or fright.
  • Nghe tin, bà ấy tru tréo lên như bị ong đốt. (Upon hearing the news, she shrieked as if stung by a bee.)

verb

1. to hout, to scream