Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Sundry / Miscellaneous: Describes various small, unimportant items or matters that are often grouped together because they are not significant enough to be considered individually.
   • Trivial / Petty: Refers to issues, tasks, or details that are of little importance or consequence.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy tốn thời gian cho những chuyện lặt vặt. (He wastes time on trivial matters.)
  • Cô ấy mua một vài món đồ lặt vặt ở chợ. (She bought a few sundry items at the market.)
  • Đừng bận tâm đến những lời phê bình lặt vặt. (Don't bother with petty criticisms.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in its nominalized form "đồ lặt vặt" to collectively refer to miscellaneous small goods or sundries.
  • Tiệm tạp hóa bán đủ thứ đồ lặt vặt. (The grocery store sells all kinds of sundries.)

Variants and Related Words

• Việc lặt vặt (n): a trivial task, a chore.
  • Cuối tuần tôi dọn dẹp những việc lặt vặt trong nhà. (On the weekend, I tidy up the small chores around the house.)

Synonyms

• Trivial: of little value or importance.
• Petty: of secondary or lesser importance.
• Miscellaneous: consisting of various types; mixed.
• Negligible: so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering.

Related Idioms

• Chuyện lặt vặt: trivial talk, small talk about unimportant things.
  • Họ ngồi uống cà phê bàn chuyện lặt vặt. (They sat drinking coffee and discussing trivial things.)

adj

1. sundry
   • đồ lặt vặt
     sundries