Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Jumbled, in a disarray: Describes a state where many things are mixed together in a messy, untidy, and disordered way, often covering a surface or space.
   • Cluttered, in a clutter: Refers to a place or situation filled with an untidy collection of objects.
   • Swamped, overloaded: Used figuratively to describe a mind or situation overwhelmed by many scattered thoughts, tasks, or concerns.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Đồ đạc để bề bộn khắp phòng. (Furniture is left in a jumble all over the room.)
  • Trong đầu cô ấy bề bộn nhiều ý nghĩ. (There is a jumble of thoughts in her head.)
  • Anh ấy bề bộn trăm công nghìn việc. (He is swamped with heaps of work.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often conveys a sense of visual and mental chaos that is overwhelming and lacks organization. It is stronger than simply "messy" and implies a pervasive, scattered disorder.

Variants and Related Words

• Ngổn ngang (adj): Also means scattered and disordered, often used interchangeably with to describe physical mess or tangled thoughts.
  • Công việc ngổn ngang chưa giải quyết xong. (Work lies in a tangled mess, not yet resolved.)

Synonyms

• Disordered: Lacking order or arrangement.
• Chaotic: In a state of complete confusion and disorder.
• Cluttered: Covered or filled with an untidy collection of things.

Related Idioms

• Bề bộn, ngổn ngang: A common paired phrase emphasizing a state of total disorder and tangled complexity, often regarding tasks or feelings.
  • Lòng anh bề bộn, ngổn ngang bao tâm sự lo toan. (His heart is in a tangled clutter, full of worries and concerns.)

adj

1. Jumbled, in a jumble
   • đồ đạc để bề bộn
     furniture in a jumble
   • nhiều ý nghĩ bề bộn trong đầu óc
     there is a jumble of ideas in the head
   • bề bộn trăm công nghìn việc
     there are heaps of work to do