đấu ẩu
Definition
Noun:
- A brawl; a fistfight; a scuffle: A physical fight, typically unplanned, disorderly, and involving fists or rough physical contact between individuals or groups.
- A quarrel; a dispute; an altercation: A heated argument or conflict that may or may not become physical.
Verb (rare, often used in the compound "gây đấu ẩu"):
- To brawl; to scuffle; to fight: To engage in a disorderly physical fight.
- To quarrel; to dispute: To engage in a heated argument.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Một cuộc đấu ẩu đã nổ ra trước quán bar. (A brawl broke out in front of the bar.)
- Hai bên đã có một cuộc đấu ẩu bằng tay không. (The two sides had a fistfight.)
- Verb (implied):
- Nhóm thanh niên bắt đầu đấu ẩu trên đường. (The group of youths started brawling in the street.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "đấu ẩu" is considered somewhat literary or formal when referring to a fight. In modern everyday speech, words like ẩu đả or đánh nhau are more common for describing physical fights.
- It often implies a lack of rules or organization, contrasting with formal contests like đấu võ (martial arts match).
Variants and Related Words
- Ẩu đả (n, v): brawl; to brawl. This is a more common synonym in contemporary usage.
- Đánh nhau (v): to fight each other; the most common and neutral phrase for fighting.
- Xô xát (n): a physical altercation, scuffle.
- Cãi nhau (v): to argue, to quarrel (usually non-physical).
Synonyms
- Brawl: A rough or noisy fight.
- Fistfight: A fight with fists.
- Scuffle: A short, confused fight or struggle.
- Altercation: A noisy argument or disagreement.
- Ruckus: A disturbance or commotion.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Gây đấu ẩu: To provoke or start a brawl.
- Hắn là kẻ thích gây đấu ẩu. (He is someone who likes to start brawls.)