bấy bá
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Meltingly soft: Describes a texture that is extremely soft, tender, or mushy, often to the point of falling apart easily, like overcooked food or very ripe fruit.
- Carelessly; negligently: Describes an action done in a sloppy, haphazard, or unmethodical manner, without care or attention to detail.
Usage Examples
Adjective (Texture):
- Khoai tây luộc bấy bá quá, không còn hình dáng nữa. (The boiled potatoes are meltingly soft; they no longer have any shape.)
- Trái xoài chín bấy bá, thơm ngọt. (The mango is ripely soft, fragrant and sweet.)
Adjective (Manner):
- Công việc được làm một cách bấy bá, đầy lỗi. (The work was done carelessly, full of mistakes.)
- Anh ấy sửa cái xe bấy bá, nó lại hỏng ngay. (He fixed the car negligently; it broke down again immediately.)
Advanced Usage
- The word bấy bá is considered colloquial and is often used in informal speech to strongly emphasize a lack of structure, firmness, or care.
Variants and Related Words
- Bấy (adj): Often used alone to mean soft, mushy, or pulpy.
- Bột nhào bấy quá, khó tạo hình. (The dough is too soft, making it hard to shape.)
Synonyms
- Meltingly soft: Mushy, pulpy, tender, overripe.
- Carelessly: Sloppily, haphazardly, negligently, inattentively.
Related Idioms
- Làm ăn bấy bá: To work or do business carelessly/negligently.
- Cửa hàng đó đóng cửa vì chủ làm ăn bấy bá. (That store closed because the owner ran the business negligently.)