đổng
Definition
- Adverb:
- At random, aimlessly, without a specific target: Used to describe speech or actions that are not directed at anyone or anything in particular, often spoken into the air or without clear intent.
- Indirectly, in a roundabout way: Describes a manner of speaking or acting that is not straightforward, often hinting at something without stating it directly.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Anh ta cứ nói đổng một mình. (He just talks aimlessly/at random to himself.)
- Đừng có chửi đổng như thế, không ai hiểu anh đang nói gì cả. (Don't curse indirectly/at random like that; no one understands what you're talking about.)
Advanced Usage
- "Nói đổng": To talk nonsense or to speak without a clear point or target.
- Nó chỉ thích nói đổng cho vui miệng thôi. (He just likes talking nonsense for the sake of it.)
- "Chửi đổng": To curse, swear, or utter abuses indirectly or without aiming at a specific person. This is a very common collocation.
- Bà ấy tức giận và bắt đầu chửi đổng. (She got angry and started cursing at random.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đổng tử (n): This is a Sino-Vietnamese compound word meaning "young master" or "lad," and is not a variant of the adverb "đổng". It is a completely different word with a different origin and meaning.
- Lăng nhăng (adj/adv): Rambling, nonsensical. Can be somewhat similar in context when describing speech.
- Bài phát biểu toàn nói lăng nhăng. (The speech was full of rambling/nonsensical talk.)
Synonyms
- Bừa bãi: Haphazardly, indiscriminately.
- Vu vơ: Aimlessly, without a specific target (often for thoughts or gazes).
- Lòng vòng: In a roundabout way, indirectly.
Related Phrases (Collocations)
- Chửi đổng: As defined above, to curse/swear at random.
- Nói đổng: As defined above, to talk nonsense or aimlessly.
Related Idioms
- Nói như đổng: To talk a lot of nonsense or to speak incoherently. This idiom emphasizes the nonsensical or excessive nature of the speech.
- Đừng nghe lão ấy, nói như đổng ấy mà. (Don't listen to him, he's talking a load of nonsense.)
-
At random, indirect
-
Chửi đổngTo utter abuses at random, to throw indirect abuses
-
Khám phá thêm
Các từ liên quan
Từ chứa "đổng"
Từ có nhắc đến "đổng"
Proverbs and Idioms
