bề bộn
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Jumbled, in a disarray: Describes a state where many things are mixed together in a messy, untidy, and disordered way, often covering a surface or space.
- Cluttered, in a clutter: Refers to a place or situation filled with an untidy collection of objects.
- Swamped, overloaded: Used figuratively to describe a mind or situation overwhelmed by many scattered thoughts, tasks, or concerns.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đồ đạc để bề bộn khắp phòng. (Furniture is left in a jumble all over the room.)
- Trong đầu cô ấy bề bộn nhiều ý nghĩ. (There is a jumble of thoughts in her head.)
- Anh ấy bề bộn trăm công nghìn việc. (He is swamped with heaps of work.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often conveys a sense of visual and mental chaos that is overwhelming and lacks organization. It is stronger than simply "messy" and implies a pervasive, scattered disorder.
Variants and Related Words
- Ngổn ngang (adj): Also means scattered and disordered, often used interchangeably with to describe physical mess or tangled thoughts.
- Công việc ngổn ngang chưa giải quyết xong. (Work lies in a tangled mess, not yet resolved.)
Synonyms
- Disordered: Lacking order or arrangement.
- Chaotic: In a state of complete confusion and disorder.
- Cluttered: Covered or filled with an untidy collection of things.
Related Idioms
- Bề bộn, ngổn ngang: A common paired phrase emphasizing a state of total disorder and tangled complexity, often regarding tasks or feelings.
- Lòng anh bề bộn, ngổn ngang bao tâm sự lo toan. (His heart is in a tangled clutter, full of worries and concerns.)
adj
- Jumbled, in a jumble
- đồ đạc để bề bộnfurniture in a jumble
- nhiều ý nghĩ bề bộn trong đầu ócthere is a jumble of ideas in the head
- bề bộn trăm công nghìn việcthere are heaps of work to do