Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Untidy; unkempt: Describes a person's appearance, hair, or clothing as messy, disordered, or not neatly arranged.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau trận mưa, tóc cô ấy trông rất bù xú. (After the rain, her hair looked very unkempt.)
  • Đừng để bản thân bù xú như vậy khi đi ra ngoài. (Don't let yourself be so untidy when going out.)
  • Căn phòng bừa bộn khiến anh ấy có vẻ ngoài bù xú. (The messy room made his appearance seem unkempt.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "bù xú" is often used in a descriptive, slightly informal context to criticize or note a lack of care in grooming or presentation.

Variants and Related Words

• Bù xù (adj): A common variant spelling with the same meaning of untidy or disheveled.
  • Tóc nó bù xù vừa ngủ dậy. (His hair is disheveled from just waking up.)

Synonyms

• Disheveled: (of hair or appearance) untidy and disordered.
• Messy: dirty or untidy.
• Scruffy: shabby and untidy or dirty in appearance.

Related Idioms

• Đầu tóc bù xù: A common phrase meaning "disheveled hair."
  • Cậu bé thức dậy với đầu tóc bù xù. (The boy woke up with disheveled hair.)

adj

1. Untidy; unkempt