Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Talkative; loquacious; garrulous: Describes a person who talks a great deal or excessively.
   • Verbose; wordy: Can describe speech or writing that uses more words than necessary.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô bé đó rất đa ngôn và thân thiện. (That little girl is very talkative and friendly.)
  • Bài phát biểu của ông ấy hơi đa ngôn và lan man. (His speech was somewhat verbose and rambling.)
  • Đừng có đa ngôn quá, hãy lắng nghe người khác. (Don't be so garrulous; listen to others.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is formal and literary, often carrying a slightly negative connotation of excessive or pointless talk, unlike more neutral terms for talkative.
• It can be used in a compound structure like "tính đa ngôn" (talkative nature).
  • Tính đa ngôn của anh ấy đôi khi gây phiền toái. (His talkative nature is sometimes bothersome.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đa ngôn đa quá (Idiomatic phrase): A proverb meaning "too much talk brings harm" or "speech is silver, silence is golden," warning that excessive talking can lead to trouble.

Synonyms

• Lắm lời: talkative, having many words.
• Ba hoa: to boast, to talk big (more negative).
• Khoa trương: verbose, bombastic (regarding style).

Related Idioms

• Đa ngôn tất thất: A classical idiom meaning "much talk inevitably leads to faults" or "he who talks much errs much," emphasizing the risks of being too talkative.