Definition

Adjective: * Noisy, clamorous, making a loud and irritating noise: Describes a sound, especially a voice or speech, that is loud, shrill, and unpleasant to hear, often in a nagging or argumentative context. * Argumentative, quarrelsome, prone to making a fuss: Describes a person's manner or behavior as being inclined to argue noisily over trivial matters.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Giọng nói của cô ấy nghe thật bặng nhặng. (Her voice sounds so shrill and irritating.)
  • Đừng có bặng nhặng ở đây! (Don't be so argumentative and noisy here!)
  • Mấy đứa trẻ cứ bặng nhặng tranh giành đồ chơi. (The children kept bickering noisily over the toys.)

Advanced Usage

• The word bặng nhặng is often used to criticize or express annoyance at someone's voice or behavior. It carries a negative connotation.
• It can describe both the sound itself (a noisy argument) and the characteristic of a person who often creates such noise.

Variants and Related Words

• Bắng nhắng: A common variant with the same meaning and usage as bặng nhặng.
• Lắm lời (adj/talkative): Talking a lot, but not necessarily in a noisy or argumentative way.
• Cãi cọ (v/to argue): To argue, which is the action that often results in a bặng nhặng situation.

Synonyms

• Ồn ào (adj/noisy): Loud, making a lot of sound.
• Lải nhải (adj/nagging): Talking persistently in an annoying way.
• Càu nhàu (adj/grumbling): Complaining in a low, bad-tempered voice.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Bặng nhặng cãi lý: To argue noisily and stubbornly over principles or reasons (often petty ones).
  • Nó thích bặng nhặng cãi lý về mọi chuyện. (He likes to argue noisily and stubbornly about everything.)

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