Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Clumsy, awkward, or inelegant in movement or appearance: Describes a person or object that moves or looks heavy, uncoordinated, and lacking in grace.
   • Sloppy or untidy: Can describe something that is messy, disorganized, or carelessly put together.

2. Adverb:

   • In a clumsy, awkward, or sloppy manner: Describes an action performed without grace, care, or precision.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Dáng đi của nó trông lũm bũm quá. (Its gait looks very clumsy.)
  • Căn phòng lũm bũm với đống quần áo cũ. (The room was sloppy with piles of old clothes.)

• Adverb:

  • Nó chạy lũm bũm qua sân. (It ran clumsily across the yard.)
  • Anh ấy ăn mặc lũm bũm đi làm. (He dresses sloppily for work.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "lũm bũm" is often used in a descriptive, slightly informal or dialectal context to paint a vivid picture of awkwardness or messiness. It carries a connotation of being noticeably and perhaps comically ungainly.

Variants and Related Words

• Lõm bõm: An interchangeable variant with the same meaning of being clumsy, awkward, or sporadic (e.g., in speech or action).
  • Nó trả lời lõm bõm vài câu. (He answered with a few sporadic/clumsy phrases.)

Synonyms

• Clumsy: Lacking grace or skill in movement.
• Awkward: Lacking ease or grace; ungainly.
• Sloppy: Messy and careless.
• Ungainly: Awkward; clumsy.

Related Idioms

• While "lũm bũm" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, its meaning contributes to descriptive phrases about awkwardness, such as describing someone as (to walk and stand clumsily).