bõng

Thân thiện

Bà nội nói rằng nồi cháo này bõng quá.

Definitions

1. Adjective:
   • Watery, thin, diluted: Describes a liquid that has too much water, lacking thickness, richness, or proper concentration. Often implies an undesirable state, such as soup or porridge that is too thin.
   • Loose, not tight or firm: Can describe something physically slack or lacking tautness.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cháo này nấu bõng quá, không ngon. (This porridge is too watery, it's not tasty.)
  • Sợi dây buộc bõng nên hàng dễ bị đổ. (The rope was tied too loosely, so the goods easily fell over.)
  • Nước mắm pha bõng thì sẽ nhạt. (If fish sauce is diluted until watery, it will be bland.)

Advanced Usage

• "lõng bõng": A common reduplicative form that intensifies the meaning of "bõng," emphasizing a very watery, sloshing, or excessively loose state.
  • Canh chỉ toàn nước lõng bõng. (The soup is just full of watery liquid.)
  • Cái túi đựng lõng bõng mấy quả táo. (The bag held the apples loosely [with lots of empty space].)

Variants and Related Words

• Loãng (adj): Diluted, thin (often for liquids). This is a more common synonym for the "watery" meaning.
• Chùng (adj): Slack, loose (often for ropes, strings, muscles). This is a close synonym for the "loose" meaning.

Synonyms

• Watery: Nhiều nước, loãng.
• Diluted: Bị pha loãng.
• Thin: Loãng, ít đặc.
• Loose: Lỏng lẻo, không chặt.

Related Idioms

• "Lõng bõng nước ốc": An idiom describing something very watery and insubstantial, like the diluted water from washing snails. It criticizes something as lacking substance or value.
  • Bài diễn văn của anh ta lõng bõng nước ốc, chẳng có ý tưởng gì mới. (His speech was all fluff and no substance, with no new ideas.)

Học thuật

1. (lõng bõng) watery