bê bết

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bê bết

Sau trận mưa, con đường trở nên bê bết bùn.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Smeared all over, splashed all over, covered messily: Describes a state where a liquid, semi-liquid, or sticky substance is spread messily and extensively over a surface.
    • At a standstill, stagnant, not progressing: Describes a situation, task, or work that is completely stuck, making no progress, often due to problems or lack of direction.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective (Physical State):

    • Quần áo bê bết dầu mỡ. (Clothes smeared all over with oil and grease.)
    • Giày bê bết bùn. (Shoes caked/muddy all over with mud.)
    • Tường bê bết sơn. (The wall is splattered/messy with paint.)

  • Adjective (Situational State):

    • Công việc bê bết vì không có người điều khiển. (The work is at a standstill for lack of leadership.)
    • Dự án đang bê bết, chưa tìm được hướng giải quyết. (The project is stagnant, no solution has been found yet.)
Advanced Usage

  • "lấm bê bết": Often used together for emphasis, meaning thoroughly dirty or smeared, typically with mud or dirt.

    • Đứa trẻ chạy ngoài mưa về, người lấm bê bết bùn đất. (The child ran home in the rain, his body splashed all over with mud and dirt.)

  • "bê bết máu": A graphic description meaning covered in blood.

    • Sau vụ tai nạn, mặt đường bê bết máu. (After the accident, the road surface was covered in blood.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Bê bối (n): A scandal, a messy and disgraceful situation. (Note: This is a different word with a related connotation of "messiness" but refers to a moral or social mess.)

    • Vụ bê bối tài chính gây chấn động. (The financial scandal caused an uproar.)

  • Lem blem (adj, informal): Somewhat synonymous with the physical state of being dirty or smudged, but often less severe than bê bết.

Synonyms
  • Physical State: Nhem nhuốc, lấm lem, vấy bẩn (all meaning dirty, smudged, stained).
  • Situational State: Đình trệ, tắc nghẽn, không tiến triển (all meaning stagnant, stalled, not progressing).
Related Idioms/Phrases
  • "Bê bết như chó ăn vụng bột" (Very informal/idiomatic): Literally "as messy as a dog stealing flour," used to describe someone or something extremely messy or covered in powder/flour-like substance. It emphasizes a comically messy state.
    • Thằng bé nghịch bột mì, mặt mũi bê bết như chó ăn vụng bột. (The boy played with flour, his face was a complete mess.)
Notes on Usage
  • bê bết is primarily used as an adjective and often follows the noun it describes.
  • It carries a strong negative connotation, implying an undesirable, excessive, and untidy state, whether physical or situational.
  • The word is vivid and descriptive, commonly used in both everyday speech and descriptive writing.
bê bết

Sau trận mưa, con đường trở nên bê bết bùn.

adj
  1. Smeared all over, splashed all over
    • quần áo bê bết dầu mỡ
      clothes smeared all over with oil and grease
    • lấm bê bết từ đầu đến chân
      splashed (with mud...) all over from head to foot
  2. At a standstill, stagnant
    • công việc bê bết vì không có người điều khiển
      the work is at a standstill for lack of leadership

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