xé xác

Definition

1. Verb (vulgar, figurative):
   • To tear someone apart / to rip someone to shreds: To criticize, berate, or attack someone with extreme verbal harshness and cruelty.
   • To give someone a severe beating / to thrash someone: To physically assault someone violently, causing serious injury.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sếp sẽ xé xác cậu ra nếu thấy báo cáo đầy lỗi này. (The boss will tear you apart if he sees this error-filled report.)
  • Bọn côn đồ đã xé xác nạn nhân. (The thugs savagely beat the victim.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is highly graphic and vulgar. It is used for extreme emphasis, typically in informal, angry, or hyperbolic contexts to describe severe verbal reprimands or physical violence.

Variants and Related Words

• Xé (v): to tear, to rip.
  • Đứa trẻ xé tờ giấy. (The child tore the paper.)

Synonyms

• To lambaste: To criticize severely.
• To tear into someone: To attack someone verbally.
• To thrash / to beat to a pulp: To beat someone violently.

Related Idioms

• Xé lòng: To be heart-wrenching or heartbreaking (less vulgar, more emotional).
  • Câu chuyện của cô ấy nghe thật xé lòng. (Her story sounds truly heart-wrenching.)