Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Meddlesome / Nosy: Describes a person who excessively involves themselves in other people's affairs, often by gossiping or creating unnecessary drama.
   • Troublemaking / Drama-prone: Characterizes a person who tends to create or exaggerate problems, conflicts, or stories where none exist.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Đừng có lắm chuyện như vậy. (Don't be so meddlesome.)
  • Cô ấy bị mọi người tránh mặt vì tính hay lắm chuyện. (People avoid her because of her drama-prone nature.)
  • Anh ta thật lắm chuyện, việc gì cũng nhúng mũi vào. (He is so nosy, sticking his nose into everything.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used to describe a person's character or a specific behavior. It carries a strong negative connotation of disapproval.

Variants and Related Words

• Chuyện bé xé ra to (idiom): To make a mountain out of a molehill; a related concept describing the act of exaggerating a minor issue, which a "lắm chuyện" person might do.
• Ngồi lê đôi mách (idiom): To gossip idly; a specific behavior associated with being "lắm chuyện."

Synonyms

• Meddlesome: Inclined to interfere in others' affairs.
• Nosy: Showing too much curiosity about other people's concerns.
• Busybody: A person who meddles in the affairs of others.

Related Idioms

• While "lắm chuyện" itself is a stand-alone adjective, it is the core meaning behind several Vietnamese idioms about gossip and interference, such as "ngồi lê đôi mách" (to gossip).