lẳng nhẳng

Một người đàn ông lẳng nhẳng về những khoản nợ cũ trong một quán cà phê.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Annoyingly persistent or long-drawn-out: Describes an action, situation, or person that is bothersomely protracted, tedious, or nagging, often involving minor but incessant issues.
   • Nagging or pestering: Refers to a repetitive, irritating manner of speech or behavior.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Công việc ấy lẳng nhẳng cả tháng vẫn chưa xong. (That job has been dragging on annoyingly for a month and is still not finished.)
  • Đừng có lẳng nhẳng bên tai tôi nữa. (Stop nagging in my ear.)
  • Khoản nợ lẳng nhẳng không bao giờ dứt. (The debt is persistently lingering and never ends.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used to express frustration with a situation that is unnecessarily prolonged or with someone who is being tiresomely insistent over trivial matters.

Variants and Related Words

• Lôi thôi lẳng nhẳng (idiomatic phrase): Emphasizes a state of being messy, complicated, and tediously drawn out.
  • Vụ việc lôi thôi lẳng nhẳng khiến mọi người mệt mỏi. (The messy, protracted affair made everyone tired.)

Synonyms

• Protracted: Lasting for a long time, especially longer than usual or necessary.
• Nagging: Persistently annoying or finding fault.
• Tedious: Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.

Related Idioms

• While "lẳng nhẳng" itself is often used in an idiomatic way, a common related pattern is "dai như lẳng nhẳng" (persistent like a nag), describing someone or something that is extremely and annoyingly persistent.
  • Lời phàn nàn của anh ta dai như lẳng nhẳng. (His complaints are as persistent as a nag.)