đánh đòn

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Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To cane, to whip: To strike someone repeatedly with a stick, rod, or similar object as a form of punishment or torture.
    • To spank, to beat: To physically punish someone, typically a child, by hitting them on the buttocks or body.

  2. Noun:

    • A caning, a whipping: The act or instance of punishing someone by beating them with a stick or whip.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Ngày xưa, thầy giáo có thể đánh đòn học sinh. (In the past, teachers could cane students.)
    • Bố mẹ tôi không bao giờ đánh đòn tôi. (My parents never spanked me.)
  • Noun:
    • Tên tù trốn trại phải chịu một trận đánh đòn. (The prisoner who escaped camp suffered a whipping.)
Advanced Usage
  • The phrase often implies a formal, deliberate, or ritualized act of corporal punishment, rather than a spontaneous fight.
  • It can be used metaphorically to describe a severe defeat or loss.
    • Đội bóng của chúng tôi bị đánh đòn với tỉ số 5-0. (Our football team was soundly beaten with a score of 5-0.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Đánh (v): To hit, to strike. This is the general verb.
  • Roi (n): Whip, cane. The instrument often used for "đánh đòn."
  • Trận đòn (n): A beating, a thrashing.
Synonyms
  • To flog: To beat with a whip or stick.
  • To thrash: To beat soundly.
  • To lash: To strike with a whip.
Related Idioms
  • Chịu đòn: To take the punishment; to endure a beating or criticism.
    • Anh ấy phải chịu đòn vì sai lầm của mình. (He had to take the punishment for his mistake.)
  • Ăn đòn: (Slang) To get beaten up.
    • Nó nói xấu người ta nên bị ăn đòn. (He spoke ill of someone so he got a beating.)
  1. Cane, whip

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