Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Very crowded with, very encumbered with: Describes a state where there is an overwhelming or disorderly abundance of things, tasks, or responsibilities, creating a sense of clutter or burden.
   • Under heavy pressure of: Conveys a feeling of being swamped or overloaded, often by numerous tasks or complicated situations.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Công việc bộn bề, làm không xuể. (The work is overwhelming, impossible to get through.)
  • Đồ đạc để bộn bề trên sàn. (Belongings are left in a messy heap on the floor.)
  • Cuộc sống bộn bề lo toan. (Life is encumbered with worries.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often carries a stronger, more intense connotation than the simpler word "" (messy, cluttered), emphasizing a chaotic or pressuring multitude.

Variants and Related Words

• Bộn (adj): Messy, cluttered. A simpler, less intense form.
  • Bàn làm việc thật bộn. (The desk is really messy.)

Synonyms

• Overwhelming: So much as to be unmanageable.
• Swamped: Burdened with a large amount of something.
• Cluttered: Filled with a disordered collection of things.
• Encumbered: Weighed down or burdened.

Related Idioms

• Bộn bề công việc: Swamped with work.
  • Dịp cuối năm, ai cũng bộn bề công việc. (At year's end, everyone is swamped with work.)
• Lòng dạ bộn bề: A troubled, unsettled heart or mind.
  • Nghe tin ấy, lòng dạ tôi bộn bề. (Hearing that news, my heart was in turmoil.)

adj

1. Pretty crowded with, pretty encumbered with, under heavy pressure of
   • công việc bộn bề, làm không xuể
     to be unable to cope with heavy pressure of work