chệch choạc

Thân thiện

Hàng ghế ngồi còn chệch choạc, chưa thẳng.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Out of line and uneven, disorderly: Describes a state where things are not aligned, coordinated, or arranged in a proper, harmonious, or orderly manner. It implies a lack of neatness, synchronization, or agreement.
   • Discordant, incongruous: Describes elements that clash or do not match well together, resulting in a lack of harmony or concordance.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Hàng ngũ còn chệch choạc. (The ranks are still out of line and uneven.)
  • Tổ chức chệch choạc. (The organization is disorderly.)
  • Màu sắc chệch choạc. (The colors are discordant.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often describes abstract systems (organization, coordination) or visual/spatial arrangements (ranks, furniture placement) that are poorly structured or mismatched.
• It can imply a judgment of poor quality or ineffective functioning due to a lack of coherence.

Variants and Related Words

• Chuêch choạc (adj): An alternate, less common spelling with the same meaning (discordant, out of accord).

Synonyms

• Disorderly: Lacking organization or neatness.
• Uncoordinated: Not working together smoothly.
• Discordant: Clashing, not in harmony.
• Incongruous: Not in keeping with surroundings; out of place.

Related Idioms

• While "chệch choạc" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, its meaning is synonymous with the concept of things being "all over the place" or "out of sync."

Học thuật

1. Out of line and uneven, unorderly
   • hàng ngũ còn chệch choạc
     the ranks are still out of line and uneven, the ranks are still not orderly
   • tổ chức chệch choạc
     unorderly organization
   • phối hợp chệch choạc
     unorderly coordination, bad coordination