đùa nhả
Definition
- Verb:
- To play a mean prank (on someone): The primary meaning of "đùa nhả" is to play a joke or trick on someone that is considered inappropriate, excessive, or in bad taste. It implies a joke that goes too far or is not funny to the recipient.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Đừng có đùa nhả như thế, nó sợ đấy. (Don't play a mean prank like that; he's scared.)
- Mấy đứa bạn đùa nhả tôi bằng một con nhện giả. (My friends played a mean prank on me with a fake spider.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "đùa nhả" carries a negative connotation and is used to criticize a joke that is annoying, frightening, or causes minor harm or distress, rather than harmless fun.
Variants and Related Words
Đùa (v): to joke, to kid. This is the neutral, general term for joking.
- Anh ấy chỉ đang đùa thôi. (He is just joking.)
Trêu chọc (v): to tease, to poke fun at.
- Họ thích trêu chọc nhau. (They like to tease each other.)
Synonyms
- To pull a mean prank: To execute a trick that is unkind or excessive.
- To play a nasty joke: To engage in humor that is malicious or upsetting.
Related Idioms
Đùa dai: to persist with a joke even when it is no longer funny or welcome.
- Đừng đùa dai, nó đang khó chịu đấy. (Don't keep pushing the joke; he's getting annoyed.)
Đùa cho sướng miệng: to joke for one's own amusement without considering others' feelings.
- Anh ta chỉ đùa cho sướng miệng, chẳng nghĩ đến người nghe. (He just jokes for his own amusement, without thinking about the listener.)