lẫn lộn
Definition
- Adjective:
- Mixed; jumbled together: Refers to things or elements that are combined or blended in a disorderly way, making them difficult to distinguish.
- Confused; mistaken: Describes a state where things are not clearly separated, leading to errors in identification or perception.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cảm xúc của cô ấy lẫn lộn giữa vui và buồn. (Her feelings were mixed between joy and sadness.)
- Hai đứa trẻ sinh đôi trông giống nhau đến mức dễ bị lẫn lộn. (The twin children look so similar they are easily confused.)
- Tài liệu cũ và mới bị lẫn lộn trong ngăn kéo. (The old and new documents are jumbled together in the drawer.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe abstract concepts like emotions, ideas, or memories that are intertwined.
- Ký ức về hai sự kiện đó đã lẫn lộn trong đầu anh. (The memories of those two events have become confused in his mind.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lẫn (verb): to mix into; to be mixed among. Often used to indicate something is lost or blended within a group.
- Chìa khóa của tôi lẫn vào đống giấy. (My key got mixed into the pile of papers.)
- Nhầm lẫn (noun/verb): mistake; confusion; to mistake one thing for another.
- Sự nhầm lẫn về địa chỉ đã khiến tôi đến muộn. (The confusion about the address made me late.)
Synonyms
- Mixed: combined together.
- Confused: unable to think clearly or to distinguish correctly.
- Jumbled: in a disordered state.
- Muddled: in a state of confusion.
Related Idioms
- Vàng thau lẫn lộn: (literally: gold and brass mixed together). Means good and bad things or people are mixed, making it hard to tell them apart.
- Thị trường đồ cổ hiện nay thật là vàng thau lẫn lộn. (The current antique market is a mix of genuine and fake items.)
adj
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mixed; confused
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