ma chê cưới trách
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Meaning · English
To criticize or find fault with something that is freely given
Literally: ghosts criticize the wedding
Examples
Anh ta ma chê cưới trách quà tặng của tôiHe criticized the gift I gave him
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “ma chê cưới trách” mean?
To criticize or find fault with something that is freely given Literally: ghosts criticize the wedding
Is “ma chê cưới trách” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.