cách rách
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Definition
- 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".
- (thông tục) Cumbersome, cumbrous
- Bạn không nên mang theo những hành lý cách rách nàyYou had better not bring along these cumbrous pieces of luggage