bô bô
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Definition
- Adverb:
- Loudly and openly; blatantly; without restraint: Describes the manner of speaking or expressing something in a very audible, unrestrained, and often indiscreet way.
Usage
- "bô bô" is used to modify verbs, primarily verbs of speech (like - to boast, - to speak). It emphasizes that the action is done in a loud, conspicuous, and unguarded manner, often implying a lack of discretion or secrecy.
- It carries a slightly negative connotation, suggesting the speaker is being tactless, boastful, or careless with information.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Anh ta bô bô khoe với mọi người về thành tích của mình. (He loudly and openly boasted to everyone about his achievements.)
- Đừng có bô bô cái mồm ra, chuyện này phải giữ bí mật. (Don't blab it out loud; this matter must be kept secret.)
- Cô ấy cứ bô bô kể hết chuyện gia đình cho người lạ nghe. (She kept blurting out all her family affairs to strangers.)
Advanced Usage
- "bô bô" often appears in fixed or common collocations criticizing someone's speech:
- bô bô khoe khoang: to boast loudly and shamelessly.
- bô bô cái mồm/miệng: to run one's mouth; to speak without thinking or guarding one's words.
Variants and Related Words
- Lắm lời (adj): Talkative, loquacious (describes a person's characteristic).
- Khoe khoang (v): To boast, to brag (the action itself, without the manner adverb).
- Ồn ào (adj): Noisy, loud (general term for noise, not specific to speech manner).
Synonyms
- Ồn ào: Noisily.
- Huyên náo: Boisterously, clamorously.
- Công khai: Openly, publicly (more neutral, less focused on the "loud" aspect).
Related Idioms/Phrases
- "Bô bô như khướu": To chatter/blab noisily like a laughingthrush (a type of bird). This idiom vividly compares someone's loud, incessant talking to the chattering of a bird.
- Đứa bé bô bô như khướu suốt cả buổi. (The child chattered noisily like a bird the whole time.)
- Loudly and openly
- bô bô khoe với mọi ngườito boast of something loudly and openly to everyone
- bô bô cái mồm không biết giữ bí mậtto speak loudly and openly and not to keep any secret