Definition

1. Verb:
   • To handle roughly / to manhandle: To touch, hold, or use something with excessive force and a lack of care, often resulting in damage or disarray.
   • To torment / to harass: To cause persistent physical or mental suffering to someone, often through repeated, cruel, or bothersome actions.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đừng vầy vò cuốn sách quý như thế! (Don't manhandle that precious book like that!)
  • Căn bệnh vầy vò anh ta suốt nhiều tháng. (The illness tormented him for many months.)
  • Bọn trẻ vầy vò con mèo cho đến khi nó chạy mất. (The children harassed the cat until it ran away.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb often implies a sense of prolonged, insistent, and destructive action, whether physical or psychological. It is not used for gentle or careful handling.

Variants and Related Words

• Vò (v): to crumple, to crush. This is a root component of "vầy vò," emphasizing the crushing, damaging action.
  • Cô ấy vò tờ giấy trong tức giận. (She crumpled the paper in anger.)

Synonyms

• Manhandle: to handle roughly.
• Torment: to cause severe suffering.
• Harass: to annoy or trouble persistently.

Related Idioms

• Vầy vò tâm can: to torment one's heart and mind; to cause deep mental anguish.
  • Nỗi lo vầy vò tâm can cô ấy. (The worry tormented her heart and mind.)