xoi bói

Một người đang xoi bói những hạt đậu xanh trên một chiếc mâm gỗ.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To pry / to probe: To inquire excessively or intrusively into someone's private affairs or personal matters.
   • To be nosy / to snoop: To show an undue or unwelcome interest in the details of others' lives.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đừng xoi bói chuyện riêng của người khác. (Don't pry into other people's private affairs.)
  • Hàng xóm hay xoi bói chuyện gia đình tôi. (The neighbors are always snooping into my family matters.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a strong negative connotation, implying annoyance, rudeness, and a violation of privacy. It describes a persistent and meddlesome attitude.

Variants and Related Words

• Xoi mói (v): A near-identical synonym, also meaning to pry or be nosy.
  • Bà ấy thích xoi mói chuyện của con cái. (She likes to pry into her children's business.)

Synonyms

• Pry: To inquire impertinently into private matters.
• Snoop: To look around or investigate secretly.
• Meddle: To interfere in something that is not one's concern.

Related Idioms

• Xoi bói như mổ lợn: To pry as if dissecting a pig (a vivid idiom emphasizing extremely intrusive and detailed prying).
  • Báo chí lá cải xoi bói như mổ lợn đời tư của người nổi tiếng. (Tabloid press pries into celebrities' private lives as if dissecting a pig.)