Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Coarse, rough, or uncouth in manner: Describes speech or behavior that is blunt, lacking refinement, or socially tactless.
   • (Of a meal or food) Abundant but plain or coarse: Refers to food that is plentiful but simple, rustic, or not delicately prepared.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Manner):
  • Anh ta có lối ăn nói bỗ bã. (He has a coarse manner of speaking.)
• Adjective (Meal):
  • Họ dọn ra một bữa cơm bỗ bã nhưng no nê. (They served an abundant but coarse meal that was filling.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often carries a slightly negative connotation, implying a lack of sophistication or finesse, whether in social conduct or culinary presentation.

Variants and Related Words

• Thô bạo (adj): violent, brutal. (Different in intensity, focusing on violence rather than mere coarseness.)
• Thô lỗ (adj): rude, impolite. (A closer synonym for the manner-related meaning.)
• Thô sơ (adj): rudimentary, primitive. (Can relate to the simple, unrefined quality of objects or methods.)

Synonyms

• Coarse: Lacking refinement or grace.
• Uncouth: Lacking good manners, refinement, or grace.
• Plain (for food): Simple, without elaboration.
• Rustic: Characteristic of rural life; simple and plain.

Related Idioms

• Ăn nói bỗ bã: To speak in a coarse or blunt manner. This is the most common collocation for this word.
  • Đừng ăn nói bỗ bã trước mặt khách. (Don't speak coarsely in front of the guests.)

adj

1. Coarse
   • ăn nói bỗ bã
     to have a coarse manner of speaking
2. nói về bữa ăn, thức ăn) Abundant but coarse
   • bữa cơm bỗ bã
     an abundant but coarse meal