Definition

Adjective: 1. Tiny; minute; minuscule: Describes something extremely small in size, often to the point of being insignificant or difficult to see clearly as a whole. 2. Trivial; petty; fiddly: Refers to tasks, details, or amounts that are small, numerous, and often annoying or tedious because of their fragmented nature. 3. Numerous and uniformly small: Describes a large group of things (e.g., birds, objects) that are all very small and similar in size, creating a dense, bustling appearance.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Những ô ruộng lắt nhắt như bàn cờ. (The tiny paddy fields look like a chessboard.)
  • Công việc lắt nhắt này tốn rất nhiều thời gian. (These fiddly tasks take a lot of time.)
  • Đàn chim ri lắt nhắt đông đặc. (A dense flock of minuscule sparrows.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe movement that is quick, short-stepped, and seemingly fussy, often of small animals or children.
  • Đứa trẻ bước đi lắt nhắt. (The child walked with quick, tiny steps.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lắt nhắt can sometimes be seen as lắt nhắt, though the former is standard.
• Vụn vặt (adj): Fragmentary, trivial. Often used similarly to for describing petty matters.

Synonyms

• Nhỏ bé: Small, little.
• Vụn vặt: Trivial, fragmentary.
• Ti tiện: Petty, mean (more negative connotation).
• Li ti: Very fine, powdered (often for particles).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Việc lắt nhắt: Fiddly jobs, small chores.
  • Cả ngày tôi chỉ toàn giải quyết mấy việc lắt nhắt. (All day I just dealt with a bunch of fiddly little jobs.)
• Tiền nong lắt nhắt: Small, scattered amounts of money.
  • Khoản thu nhập lắt nhắt từ việc bán hàng online. (The small, scattered income from online selling.)

adj

1. tiny; minute