té tát
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To scold or berate severely and continuously: To criticize or reprimand someone harshly and at length, often in an overwhelming manner.
- To speak harshly and volubly: To direct a rapid, forceful, and unrelenting stream of harsh words at someone.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Sếp mắng nhân viên té tát vì sai sót trong báo cáo. (The boss berated the employee severely for the mistake in the report.)
- Bà ấy nói té tát với người bán hàng về chất lượng sản phẩm. (She spoke harshly and volubly to the salesperson about the product quality.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is often used to describe verbal actions that are intense, overwhelming, and characterized by a flood of critical words. It implies a lack of restraint in the criticism.
Variants and Related Words
- Mắng té tát (verb phrase): A common collocation specifically meaning to scold or reprimand severely.
- Nói té tát (verb phrase): A common collocation specifically meaning to speak in a harsh, relentless stream.
Synonyms
- To berate: To scold or criticize angrily.
- To lambaste: To criticize severely or angrily.
- To upbraid: To find fault with or reproach severely.
- To rail at: To complain or protest strongly and persistently.
Related Idioms
- While "té tát" itself functions as a descriptive phrase, it is inherently idiomatic in Vietnamese, capturing the specific concept of a torrent of scolding words.