Definition

1. 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.)

adj

1. Meltingly soft