Definition

1. Verb:
   • To side with: To join or support a person or group, often in a negative or confrontational action, without independent judgment.
   • To gang up: To join others in a collective action, typically to criticize, attack, or tease someone.
   • To chime in (negatively): To add one's voice or support to a negative opinion or action initiated by others.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Thấy mọi người chỉ trích, nó cũng vào hùa. (Seeing everyone criticize, he also sided with them.)
  • Đừng vào hùa với họ để trêu chọc bạn mới. (Don't gang up with them to tease the new student.)
  • Cô ấy không có ý kiến riêng, chỉ biết vào hùa. (She has no opinion of her own, she only knows how to chime in.)

Advanced Usage

• The action implied by "vào hùa" often carries a negative connotation of mindlessly following a crowd in a blameworthy act. It suggests a lack of principle or independent thought.
• It is frequently used in contexts of bullying, unfair criticism, or mob mentality.

Variants and Related Words

• Hùa theo (v): A near-synonymous phrase meaning to follow along with the crowd's negative action.
  • Anh ta chỉ hùa theo số đông. (He just goes along with the majority.)

Synonyms

• To join in: To participate, especially in something negative.
• To collude: To cooperate secretly for a deceitful purpose (stronger connotation).
• To echo: To repeat or support another's opinion without original thought.

Related Idioms

• Vào hùa với đám đông: To side with the crowd/mob.
  • Hành động vào hùa với đám đông thường rất nguy hiểm. (The act of siding with the mob is often very dangerous.)

verb

1. to side with