trẹo họng

Definition

1. Noun (Vulgar Slang):
   • A derogatory term for a person who habitually tells lies, spreads false rumors, or makes up defamatory stories about others. It implies malicious intent in distorting the truth.
   • A person who falsely accuses others or "puts words in someone's mouth."

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Đừng nghe hắn nói, hắn là đồ trẹo họng! (Don't listen to him; he's a filthy liar!)
  • Mày đừng có trẹo họng tao! (Don't you dare falsely accuse me / put words in my mouth!)

Advanced Usage

• The term is considered vulgar and highly offensive. It is used in contexts of strong anger, condemnation, or to express utter disbelief in someone's truthfulness.

Variants and Related Words

• Nói xấu (v): to speak ill of someone.
• Vu khống (v): to slander, to libel (a formal legal term).
• Đặt điều (v): to fabricate stories, to spread falsehoods.

Synonyms

• Slanderer: a person who makes false spoken statements damaging to a person's reputation.
• Liar: a person who tells lies.
• Fabricator: a person who invents or concocts false stories.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Trẹo họng bẻ miệng: An intensified phrase suggesting forcefully twisting someone's words or arguments. It conveys an even stronger image of malicious distortion.
  • Nó cứ trẹo họng bẻ miệng, không chịu nghe sự thật. (He just keeps twisting words and refuses to hear the truth.)