Definition

1. Adjective (Tính từ):
   • Cumbersome, cumbrous, bulky, unwieldy: Refers to objects that are large, heavy, awkward, and difficult to move, carry, or handle. The word carries a colloquial and slightly vulgar nuance, implying annoyance or inconvenience due to the object's awkward nature.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Bạn không nên mang theo những hành lý cách rách này. (You should not bring along these cumbersome pieces of luggage.)
  • Cái tủ lạnh cũ này cách rách quá, khó di chuyển. (This old refrigerator is too unwieldy; it's hard to move.)
  • Anh ấy mua một món đồ chơi cách rách cho đứa trẻ. (He bought a bulky toy for the child.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "cách rách" is informal and considered vulgar or crude in some contexts. It is more appropriate for casual speech among peers than in formal writing or polite conversation.
• It often expresses the speaker's frustration or negative judgment about the object's impractical size or shape.

Variants and Related Words

• Cồng kềnh (adj): Bulky, cumbersome. This is a more standard, less vulgar synonym.
  • Hành lý cồng kềnh (Bulky luggage)
• Kềnh càng (adj): Unwieldy, awkward. Similar in meaning but slightly less harsh.
• Vướng víu (adj): Cumbersome, in the way. Can refer to both physical objects and abstract situations.

Synonyms

• Bulkiness: The quality of being bulky.
• Unwieldiness: The quality of being difficult to handle.
• Awkward: Difficult to use or handle.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Làm vướng víu: To get in the way, to be cumbersome.
  • Chiếc vali lớn làm vướng víu ở lối đi. (The large suitcase is cumbersome in the aisle.)

Related Idioms

• Nặng như đá đeo: (As heavy as a hanging stone) - An idiom describing something very heavy and burdensome, similar in connotation to the inconvenience implied by "cách rách".

1. (thông tục) Cumbersome, cumbrous
   • Bạn không nên mang theo những hành lý cách rách này
     You had better not bring along these cumbrous pieces of luggage