lặt vặt
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Definition
- 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.)