Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Noisy; Loud: Describes a situation, place, or atmosphere filled with a loud, chaotic, and often unpleasant mix of sounds, typically from voices, crowds, or commotion.
   • Clamorous; Tumultuous: Characterized by a noisy uproar, disturbance, or excited confusion, often due to an unusual or disruptive event.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Khu chợ lúc nào cũng huyên náo. (The market is always noisy.)
  • Tiếng còi và la hét làm cả con phố trở nên huyên náo. (The sound of horns and shouting made the whole street become clamorous.)
  • Sau sự cố, văn phòng rất huyên náo. (After the incident, the office was very tumultuous.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often carries a negative connotation, implying a disruptive, overwhelming, or disorderly kind of noise, rather than a joyful or celebratory din.
• It is frequently used to describe public spaces (markets, streets, stations) or situations of sudden confusion or alarm.

Variants and Related Words

• Ồn ào (adj): noisy, loud. (This is a more general and common synonym for noise.)
• Hỗn loạn (adj): chaotic, disorderly. (Focuses more on disorder than sound, but often coincides with .)

Synonyms

• Noisy: Making a lot of sound.
• Clamorous: Expressing or characterized by vehement protests or demands, often noisily.
• Tumultuous: Making a loud, confused noise; uproarious.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• While itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it describes the state central to phrases like:
  • Gây ra sự huyên náo: to cause a clamor/ruckus.

    • Vụ tranh cãi đã gây ra sự huyên náo cả buổi sáng. (The argument caused a ruckus all morning.)

adj

1. noisy; loud; clamorous