chướng

Thân thiện

Chiếc bàn kê thế chướng lắm.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Offending to the senses or propriety; unaesthetic, unseemly, jarring: "chướng" describes something that is visually displeasing, socially inappropriate, or morally offensive, causing discomfort or irritation to the observer or listener.
   • Unsound, unpalatable: It can refer to statements, ideas, or behaviors that are disagreeable, objectionable, or difficult to accept.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cái giường kê ngay giữa phòng, chướng lắm! (How unaesthetic to put a bed right in the middle of the room!)
  • Câu nói nghe rất chướng. (That statement sounds very unpalatable.)
  • Ăn mặc lố lăng chướng cả mắt. (Such eccentric clothing is a real eyesore.)
  • Những lời nói ấy chướng. (Those words are offensive.)

Advanced Usage

• "chướng tai gai mắt": An idiom meaning something is both offensive to the ear and irritating to the eye; describes something thoroughly unpleasant and grating.

  • Hành vi của hắn thật chướng tai gai mắt. (His behavior is truly offensive and irritating.)

• "gió chướng": Literally "contrary wind"; refers to a wind blowing against the usual or expected direction, often making navigation difficult. Figuratively, it can describe an opposing force or unfavorable circumstance.

  • Thuyền gặp gió chướng nên đi rất chậm. (The boat encountered a contrary wind, so it moved very slowly.)

Variants and Related Words

• chướng mắt (adj. phrase): offensive to the eye, an eyesore.

  • Công trình xây dở đó trông thật chướng mắt. (That unfinished construction looks like a real eyesore.)

• chướng tai (adj. phrase): offensive to the ear, grating.

  • Tiếng ồn đó nghe chướng tai quá. (That noise is very grating to the ear.)

• chương chướng (adj., reduplicated form): somewhat offensive or unseemly; a milder, attenuated form of "chướng".

Synonyms

• khó chịu: uncomfortable, unpleasant.
• phản cảm: causing a negative impression, distasteful.
• gai mắt: irritating to the eyes (often used in conjunction with "chướng tai").
• cho quá: excessive, over-the-top (in a negative sense).

Related Phrases

• Nghe chướng tai: To sound offensive/unpleasant to the ear.

  • Lời phê bình đó nghe chướng tai. (That criticism sounds offensive.)

• Trông chướng mắt: To look offensive/unpleasant to the eye.

  • Đống rác trước cửa trông thật chướng mắt. (The pile of trash in front of the door looks very unsightly.)

Học thuật

adj

1. Offending the sight, unaesthetic, unseemly, unsound, unpalatablẹ.
   • cái giừơng kê ngay giữa phòng, chướng lắm!
     how unaesthetic to put a bed right in the middle of the room!
   • câu nói nghe rất chướng
     how unpalatable that statement!
   • ăn mặc lố lăng chướng cả mắt
     such excentric clothing is a real eyesore