ỉ eo
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Definition
Verb:
- To complain persistently in a whining or nagging manner: To express dissatisfaction or annoyance repeatedly, often in a high-pitched, irritating, or petty way.
- To nag: To annoy or pester someone with persistent fault-finding or demands.
Noun:
- The act of persistent, whining complaint: The sound or action of complaining in a nagging, irritating way.
- Nagging: The behavior of constantly finding fault or making demands in an annoying way.
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Cô ấy cứ ỉ eo về thời tiết suốt ngày. (She keeps nagging about the weather all day.)
- Đừng có ỉ eo nữa, mọi việc rồi sẽ ổn thôi. (Stop complaining, everything will be fine.)
Noun:
- Tiếng ỉ eo của đứa trẻ làm tôi đau đầu. (The child's whining gives me a headache.)
- Tôi không chịu nổi những trận ỉ eo vô lý của anh ta. (I can't stand his unreasonable nagging.)
Advanced Usage
- "ỉ eo ỉ ẹo": An intensified, more descriptive reduplicative form emphasizing a continuous, high-pitched, and particularly annoying manner of complaining.
- Cả buổi sáng nó cứ ỉ eo ỉ ẹo đòi mua đồ chơi mới. (All morning, he kept whining and nagging to buy a new toy.)
Variants and Related Words
- Càu nhàu (verb): To grumble, to mutter complaints (often under one's breath, less shrill than "ỉ eo").
- Lè nhè (verb): To whine or talk in a drawn-out, tiresome manner (similar to "ỉ eo" but can be more about drawn-out speech than just complaint).
- Cằn nhằn (verb): To grumble, to find fault (can be less high-pitched but still indicates persistent complaining).
Synonyms
- Phàn nàn (verb): To complain (a more general, standard term).
- Cãi cọ (verb): To bicker, to squabble (involves argument, not just one-sided complaint).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Ỉ eo đòi hỏi: To nag demandingly.
- Nó ỉ eo đòi hỏi bố mẹ mua cho chiếc xe đạp mới. (He nagged his parents demandingly to buy him a new bicycle.)
Related Idioms
- Ỉ eo như đỉa phải vôi: To complain/nag intensely and uncontrollably (like a leech exposed to lime - an idiom depicting a very strong reaction).
- Nghe tin bị trừ lương, anh ta ỉ eo như đỉa phải vôi. (Upon hearing about the salary deduction, he complained intensely and uncontrollably.)
- Complan; nag