xui khiến
Definition
- Verb:
- To incite; to instigate; to prompt: The primary meaning of "xui khiến" is to urge, influence, or persuade someone to do something, often with a connotation of causing a specific action or decision. It implies an external force or suggestion leading to a consequence.
- To determine; to decide (an outcome): In some contexts, it can mean that a circumstance or factor is the decisive cause of a particular result or state of affairs.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đừng để ai xui khiến bạn làm điều sai trái. (Do not let anyone incite you to do wrong.)
- Hoàn cảnh khó khăn đã xui khiến anh ta thay đổi quyết định. (The difficult circumstances prompted him to change his decision.)
- Cảnh nghèo đã xui khiến họ đánh bạn với nhau. (Poverty determined their falling out with each other.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a slightly negative or neutral nuance, suggesting causation or influence, but not necessarily a positive encouragement. It is frequently used to describe how situations or people lead to specific actions or outcomes.
Variants and Related Words
Xúi giục (v): to incite, to egg on (often with a stronger negative, malicious connotation).
- Hắn ta xúi giục đám đông nổi loạn. (He incited the crowd to riot.)
Khiến (v): to cause, to make (someone do something).
- Điều đó khiến tôi buồn. (That makes me sad.)
Synonyms
- Incite: to encourage unlawful or violent behavior.
- Instigate: to bring about or initiate (an action or event).
- Prompt: to cause (someone) to act in a particular way.
- Determine: to be the decisive factor in causing something.
Related Idioms
- While "xui khiến" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, its components appear in phrases like "xui quẩy" (to have a streak of bad luck) or "khiến cho" (so as to cause). However, "xui khiến" functions as a complete verb expressing causation.