cà lơ
Definition
- Adjective:
- Vagrant-like; having the appearance or manner of a vagrant: Describes a person who looks or acts like a homeless wanderer, often with connotations of being disreputable or having bad manners.
- Shiftless; good-for-nothing: Suggests a lack of purpose, stability, or respectable conduct.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ta trông thật cà lơ với bộ quần áo rách nát. (He looks truly vagrant-like with his tattered clothes.)
- Đừng có thái độ cà lơ như vậy! (Don't have such a shiftless attitude!)
Advanced Usage
- The term "cà lơ" is often used pejoratively and can imply not just homelessness, but a deliberate rejection of social norms or a disreputable lifestyle.
Variants and Related Words
- Cà lơ phất phơ (adj): An intensified form, describing someone who wanders aimlessly and appears utterly rootless or without direction.
- Cậu ấy suốt ngày cà lơ phất phơ, không lo làm ăn gì. (He wanders around aimlessly all day, not bothering to work.)
Synonyms
- Vagabond: A person who wanders from place to place without a home or job.
- Shiftless: Lacking initiative or ambition; lazy.
- Good-for-nothing: Contemptibly useless or worthless.
Related Idioms
- Sống đời cà lơ: To live a vagrant or vagabond life.
- Hắn quyết định bỏ nhà đi sống đời cà lơ. (He decided to leave home to live a vagrant life.)
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Like a bad-mannered vagrant
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