Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Scattered in great abundance: Describes a large quantity of items spread out over an area in a disorderly, untidy, or haphazard manner.
   • Lying about everywhere: Indicates that objects are present in very large numbers and are visible all over a place, often with a sense of clutter.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Đồ chơi bày la liệt trên sàn nhà. (Toys are scattered in abundance on the floor.)
  • Hàng quán mọc lên la liệt hai bên đường. (Stalls have sprung up in great numbers on both sides of the road.)
  • Những mảnh giấy vụn nằm la liệt trong phòng. (Scraps of paper were lying about everywhere in the room.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often carries a slightly negative connotation of messiness or lack of organization due to the excessive number of items.
  • Sau bữa tiệc, chai lọ và đĩa thức ăn la liệt khắp bàn. (After the party, bottles and plates of food were strewn all over the table.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bày la liệt (verb phrase): to display or lay out things in a scattered, abundant manner.
  • Người bán hàng bày la liệt các loại trái cây ra chiếu. (The vendor laid out an abundance of various fruits on the mat.)

Synonyms

• Strewn: scattered untidily over a surface or area.
• Littered: covered with scattered items, typically making an untidy mess.
• In profusion: existing in very large quantities.

Related Idioms

• While "la liệt" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is commonly used in descriptive phrases to emphasize overwhelming abundance and disorder.
  • Tin tức giả xuất hiện la liệt trên mạng. (Fake news appears in profusion online.)

adj

1. in abundance
   • bày la liệt đồ chơi
     to display an abundance of toys