xui dại
Definition
- Adjective:
- Foolishly inciting; mischievously encouraging: Describes an action or influence that tempts, goads, or instigates someone to act in a foolish, reckless, or silly manner. It implies leading someone into mischief or poor judgment.
- Causing one to act rashly: Refers to a force or suggestion that provokes impulsive or unwise behavior.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đừng nghe lời xui dại của nó. (Don't listen to his foolish instigation.)
- Có phải ma xui quỷ khiến hay tại tôi xui dại mà làm thế? (Was it ghostly temptation or my own foolishness that made me do that?)
- Nó bị bạn bè xui dại nên mới trốn học. (He was foolishly incited by his friends, so he skipped school.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a tone of blaming an external, almost tempting force for one's own lapse in judgment. It can be used in a semi-serious way to deflect partial responsibility.
Variants and Related Words
- Xúi (v): to incite, to instigate (often towards negative actions).
- Nó xúi đứa bé ăn cắp. (He instigated the child to steal.)
- Dại (adj): foolish, silly, unwise.
- Hành động đó thật dại. (That action was truly foolish.)
Synonyms
- To incite foolishly: to provoke someone to act stupidly.
- To mislead: to lead someone into error or poor judgment.
- To tempt into mischief: to entice someone into playful or troublesome behavior.
Related Idioms
- Xui xẻo (adj): unlucky, unfortunate. (Note: This is a separate, common word for "bad luck," not a direct variant of "xui dại," but shares the root "xui").
- Hôm nay tôi thật xui xẻo. (I am very unlucky today.)
- Ma xui quỷ khiến: an idiom meaning "due to ghostly temptation" or "some evil force made me do it," used to explain an inexplicable foolish action. This idiom is closely related in concept to "xui dại."
- Tôi không hiểu sao mình lại làm thế, đúng là ma xui quỷ khiến. (I don't know why I did that; it must have been ghostly temptation.)