Definition

1. Verb:
   • To plead persistently; to beg insistently: To make a very earnest and repeated request or entreaty for something, often with a sense of urgency or desperation.
   • To press; to urge: To apply strong and continuous pressure on someone to grant a wish or fulfill a demand.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta vật nài chủ nợ cho thêm thời gian. (He pleaded insistently with the creditor for more time.)
  • Đứa trẻ vật nài mẹ mua cho đồ chơi. (The child begged his mother insistently to buy him a toy.)
  • Cô ấy vật nài tôi giúp đỡ. (She pressed me urgently for help.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb often implies a one-sided interaction where the speaker is in a weaker position, making repeated and somewhat desperate appeals to someone who has the power to grant or refuse the request.
• It can describe a social interaction where social norms or initial refusals are being overcome through persistent verbal pressure.

Variants and Related Words

• Nài nỉ (v): to coax; to plead gently and persistently. This is a close synonym with a slightly less intense connotation.
  • Cô ấy nài nỉ tôi ở lại. (She coaxed me to stay.)

Synonyms

• Plead: to make an emotional appeal.
• Beseech: to ask urgently and fervently.
• Implore: to beg earnestly.
• Press: to urge or insist on something.

Related Idioms

• Vật nài van xin: to beg and plead desperately. This phrase intensifies the action described by "vật nài."
  • Kẻ phạm tội vật nài van xin sự khoan hồng. (The offender begged and pleaded desperately for mercy.)