lùi xùi
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Definition
Adjective: - Untidy, slovenly, shabby: Describes an appearance, state, or condition that is messy, unkempt, or lacking neatness and care. It often implies a lack of grooming or order.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ấy lúc nào cũng ăn mặc lùi xùi. (He is always dressed slovenly.)
- Căn phòng trông thật lùi xùi với quần áo vứt khắp nơi. (The room looks so untidy with clothes thrown everywhere.)
- Bộ râu lùi xùi khiến anh ta trông già hơn. (The unkempt beard makes him look older.)
Advanced Usage
- "Lùi xùi" can be used metaphorically to describe something that is poorly organized or executed, lacking refinement.
- Kế hoạch được chuẩn bị một cách lùi xùi, đầy lỗ hổng. (The plan was prepared in a shoddy/sloppy manner, full of holes.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lôi thôi (adj): Messy, troublesome (often referring to a complicated, troublesome situation rather than just appearance).
- Bù xù (adj): Disheveled, tousled (often used specifically for messy hair).
- Xộc xệch (adj): Sloppy, ill-fitting (often used for clothes that are not neat or are worn carelessly).
Synonyms
- Bẩn thỉu: Dirty, filthy (emphasizes dirtiness more than disorder).
- Không gọn gàng: Not tidy, not neat.
- Xuề xòa: Casual, careless (can imply a lack of attention to detail or formality).
Related Idioms
- Ăn mặc lùi xùi: To be sloppily dressed.
- Cô ấy không bao giờ chịu được việc ăn mặc lùi xùi ra đường. (She can never stand being sloppily dressed in public.)
- Đầu tóc lùi xùi: To have disheveled hair.
- Thức dậy muộn, cậu bé chạy ra khỏi nhà với đầu tóc lùi xùi. (Waking up late, the boy ran out of the house with disheveled hair.)
- Untidy, slovenly, shabby
- ăn mặt lùi xùiTo be untidily (slovenlily) dressd
- Đám cưới lùi xùiA shabby wedding