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Definition
Adjective (tính từ):
- Complicated, tangled, messy: Describes something that is unnecessarily complex, confusing, or difficult to understand or resolve.
- Long-winded, drawn-out, protracted: Describes a situation, story, or process that drags on for too long without a clear end.
Verb (động từ):
- To drag on, to be protracted: To last longer than necessary, often in a tedious or annoying way.
- To be entangled, to be messy: To become complicated or confused.
Usage Examples
As an adjective:
- Chuyện này thật lằng nhằng. (This matter is so complicated/drawn-out.)
- Giấy tờ lằng nhằng khiến tôi rất mệt mỏi. (The messy/complicated paperwork makes me very tired.)
- Đừng có lý luận lằng nhằng nữa! (Stop with the long-winded/confusing arguments!)
As a verb (often used with "cứ" or in a descriptive sense):
- Công việc cứ lằng nhằng mãi không xong. (The work just keeps dragging on without being finished.)
- Mấy sợi dây điện lằng nhằng với nhau. (The electrical wires are tangled up with each other.)
Advanced Usage
"Chuyện lằng nhằng": A complicated, messy, or drawn-out affair.
- Anh đừng nhắc đến chuyện lằng nhằng đó nữa. (Please don't bring up that messy/complicated affair again.)
"Giải quyết cho hết lằng nhằng": To resolve all the complications.
- Chúng ta cần một giải pháp để giải quyết cho hết lằng nhằng. (We need a solution to resolve all these complications.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lôi thôi lằng nhằng (idiomatic phrase): Emphasizes a state of being troublesome, protracted, and messy.
- Việc này lôi thôi lằng nhằng quá, tốn nhiều thời gian. (This is such a troublesome and drawn-out matter; it wastes a lot of time.)
Synonyms
- Rắc rối (adj): Troublesome, complicated.
- Dài dòng (adj): Long-winded, verbose.
- Phức tạp (adj): Complex, complicated.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Lằng nhằng như tơ vò: As tangled as a spider's web (used to describe an extremely complicated and confusing situation).
- Vụ kiện này lằng nhằng như tơ vò. (This lawsuit is as tangled as a spider's web.)