ốc sạo

Thân thiện

Anh ta có thái độ rất ốc sạo khi nói về thành tích của mình.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Bold and arrogant: Describes a person who is overly confident, impudent, and shows a lack of respect, often through brazen speech or behavior.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cậu bé đó rất ốc sạo, không bao giờ nghe lời người lớn. (That boy is very bold and arrogant; he never listens to adults.)
  • Thái độ ốc sạo của anh ta khiến mọi người khó chịu. (His bold and arrogant attitude makes everyone uncomfortable.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used to criticize someone, typically a younger person, for being disrespectfully cocky or having a big mouth without the maturity or status to justify it.

Variants and Related Words

• Hỗn xược (adj): insolent, impudent. A close synonym, often used in similar contexts.
• Ngạo mạn (adj): arrogant, haughty. Suggests a more general pride and condescension.

Synonyms

• Impudent: showing a lack of respect.
• Insolent: rude and disrespectful.
• Brazen: bold and without shame.

Related Idioms

• While "ốc sạo" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, the behavior it describes is often captured in phrases like:
  • Ăn nói hỗn xược: to speak insolently.

    • Đừng có ăn nói hỗn xược với bố mẹ. (Don't speak insolently to your parents.)

Học thuật

1. Bold and arrogant