cù

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Definition

1. Verb:
   • To tickle: To lightly touch a sensitive part of someone's body (like the sides, feet, or underarms) to provoke laughter or a squirming reaction.
   • To entice / To coax: To playfully or persuasively encourage someone to do something, often by stimulating their interest or desire.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to tickle):

  • Đừng cù vào chân tôi! (Don't tickle my feet!)
  • Đứa trẻ cười lớn khi bị cù. (The child laughed loudly when tickled.)

• Verb (to entice):

  • Anh ấy cù tôi đi xem phim. (He enticed me to go see a movie.)
  • Cô ấy cù đám bạn cùng tham gia trò chơi. (She coaxed her friends into joining the game.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "cù" can imply a light, playful, and sometimes persistent form of persuasion or annoyance, not just physical tickling.
  • Ông chủ cù nhân viên phải làm thêm giờ. (The boss coaxed/pressured the employees into working overtime.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thọc cù lét (v): A more specific phrase for tickling, often with fingers.
  • Bọn trẻ thích thọc cù lét nhau. (The kids like to tickle each other.)

Synonyms

• Tickle: To touch lightly to cause laughter.
• Coax: To persuade gently or playfully.
• Tease: To playfully provoke or tempt.

Related Idioms

• Cù nhây: To pester, to annoy persistently (often in a playful or bothersome way).
  • Nó cứ gọi điện cù nhây tôi suốt ngày. (He kept calling to pester me all day.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to ticklel; to entice
   • cù cô gái đi chơi
     To entice a girl into going for a walk