xúi giục
Definition
- Verb:
- To incite: To deliberately encourage or provoke someone to do something, often something negative, unlawful, or foolish. It implies urging someone into action.
- To instigate: To initiate or bring about an action, typically a harmful or disruptive one, by persuasion or suggestion.
- To egg on: (Informal) To strongly encourage someone to do something, especially something they might be hesitant about.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nó bị bắt vì xúi giục đám đông bạo loạn. (He was arrested for inciting the crowd to riot.)
- Đừng nghe lời xúi giục của hắn. (Don't listen to his instigation.)
- Bạn bè xúi giục cậu ấy nhảy xuống hồ bơi. (His friends egged him on to jump into the swimming pool.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a strong negative connotation, implying the action being encouraged is wrong, reckless, or harmful.
- It can be used in legal contexts (e.g., incitement to violence) as well as in everyday situations involving peer pressure or mischief.
Variants and Related Words
- Xúi (v): A more colloquial and shorter form meaning to incite or egg on.
- Nó xúi tôi trốn học. (He egged me on to skip school.)
- Kẻ xúi giục (n): An instigator, an agitator.
- Cảnh sát đang tìm kẻ xúi giục vụ này. (The police are looking for the instigator of this incident.)
Synonyms
- Incite: To stir up or provoke action.
- Instigate: To initiate or prompt an action or event.
- Provoke: To stimulate or give rise to a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one.
- Egg on: To urge someone to do something foolish or risky.
Related Idioms
- Xúi giục mưu sâu kế hiểm: To instigate deep plots and dangerous schemes. This emphasizes malicious and calculated instigation.
- Hắn là người chuyên xúi giục mưu sâu kế hiểm. (He is a person who specializes in instigating deep plots and dangerous schemes.)