đào bới

Thân thiện

Con chó đang đào bới đống lá khô để tìm xương.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To dig or excavate: The primary meaning refers to the physical action of digging into the ground, often repeatedly or intensively, to search for or uncover something.
   • To delve into / to probe: Used figuratively to mean investigating or searching through information, past events, or secrets in a thorough and often intrusive manner.
   • To curse and swear / to call somebody names: A vulgar, colloquial meaning referring to the act of insulting someone harshly, using strong and offensive language.

Usage Examples

• Verb (Physical Action):
  • Họ đang đào bới đất để tìm kho báu. (They are digging the ground to find treasure.)
  • Con chó thích đào bới trong vườn. (The dog likes to dig in the garden.)
• Verb (Figurative Investigation):
  • Phóng viên cứ đào bới quá khứ của người nổi tiếng. (Reporters keep digging into the celebrity's past.)
• Verb (Verbal Insult):
  • Hai bên cứ đào bới nhau suốt buổi họp. (The two sides just cursed and swore at each other throughout the meeting.)

Advanced Usage

• The figurative use often implies a persistent, unwelcome, or scandal-seeking investigation.
• The insulting usage is considered very coarse and is typically used in informal, confrontational contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Đào (v): to dig. A more general and less intensive term than "đào bới".
  • Người nông dân đào một cái hố. (The farmer digs a hole.)
• Bới (v): to poke, to root around (often with fingers). Can combine with other words for specific meanings.
  • Bới móc (v): to nitpick, to find fault.

Synonyms

• Dig / Excavate: to break up and move earth.
• Delve / Probe: to investigate deeply.
• Revile / Vilify: to criticize in an abusive or harsh manner.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Đào bới chuyện cũ: To dredge up old stories or past issues.
  • Đừng có đào bới chuyện cũ nữa. (Stop dredging up old stories.)

Học thuật

1. Dig, excavate
2. Call somebody names, curse and swear