bừa mứa
Definition
- Adjective:
- Excessive / Overabundant: Describes something, typically food or material goods, that exists in a quantity far greater than what is needed or reasonable, often implying wastefulness.
- Vulgar / Colloquial: This word carries a somewhat vulgar or crude connotation, used in informal speech to criticize excess.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Thức ăn bừa mứa trên bàn. (There is an excessive amount of food on the table.)
- Đồ đạc bừa mứa trong phòng. (There is an overabundance of stuff in the room.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used to express disapproval or criticism of wastefulness and lack of moderation, particularly in contexts of consumption or possession.
Variants and Related Words
- Bừa bãi (adj): messy, disorderly, careless. While related in conveying a negative lack of control, "bừa bãi" focuses on disorder, whereas "bừa mứa" focuses on excessive quantity.
- Thừa mứa (adj): redundant, superfluous. A more neutral synonym for being in excess.
Synonyms
- Excessive: more than is necessary, normal, or desirable.
- Overabundant: existing in excessively large amounts.
- Superfluous: unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.
Related Idioms
- Ăn bừa mứa: to eat in a gluttonous or wasteful manner.
- Đừng ăn bừa mứa như vậy, rất lãng phí. (Don't eat so wastefully like that; it's very wasteful.)