Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Boring, tedious, causing weariness or disgust: Describes something that is extremely dull, monotonous, or uninteresting to the point of being unpleasant or tiresome.
   • Humdrum, irksome: Refers to routine, repetitive tasks or situations that lack excitement or variety.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Công việc này thật chán phè. (This work is really boring/humdrum.)
  • Ngày nào cũng lặp lại một thói quen chán phè. (Repeating the same routine every day is so tedious.)
  • Bộ phim ấy chán phè, tôi ngủ gật từ nửa chừng. (That movie was so dull, I fell asleep halfway through.)

Advanced Usage

• "chán phè ngán": An intensified form expressing extreme boredom or disgust.
  • Bài giảng kéo dài khiến sinh viên chán phè ngán. (The long lecture made the students utterly bored.)
• Often used to describe the feeling towards repetitive, mandatory tasks rather than temporary disinterest.

Variants and Related Words

• Chán (adj): Boring, fed up. (A more common and less intense synonym).
• Ngán (adj): Weary, sick of. (Often used in combination, e.g., "chán ngán").
• Buồn tẻ (adj): Dull, uneventful.
• Đơn điệu (adj): Monotonous.

Synonyms

• Tedious: Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.
• Humdrum: Lacking excitement or variety; boringly monotonous.
• Irksome: Irritating; annoying.
• Mind-numbing: So boring or monotonous as to cause mental lethargy.

Related Phrases

• Lao vào việc chán phè: To throw oneself into humdrum/boring tasks.
  • Anh ấy phải lao vào những việc chán phè để kiếm sống. (He has to throw himself into humdrum tasks to make a living.)

1. Disgusting, ikksome, humdrum
   • Lao vào những việc chán phè
     To be engaged in humdrum tasks