lang lảng
Definition
- Adverb:
- To wander aimlessly, to roam without purpose: Describes moving about slowly and without a clear goal or destination, often implying a sense of drifting.
- To linger, to loiter: Describes hanging around a place idly or without a specific reason to be there.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Thằng bé lang lảng đi chơi. (The boy wandered off to play.)
- Cô ấy cứ lang lảng trong công viên suốt buổi chiều. (She kept loitering in the park all afternoon.)
- Tâm trí anh ấy lang lảng, không tập trung vào công việc. (His mind was wandering, not focused on the work.)
Advanced Usage
- "lang lảng quanh": to linger around, to hang around a specific area.
- Một bóng người lang lảng quanh cổng trường. (A figure was lingering around the school gate.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lảng (verb): to drift away, to move aside; often used to describe physically moving away or a mind drifting.
- Nó lảng ra chỗ khác. (He drifted away to another spot.)
- Lảng vảng (verb/adverb): Similar to "lang lảng," meaning to hang around, to linger. It can sometimes imply a more noticeable or bothersome presence.
- Ai đó đang lảng vảng ngoài cửa. (Someone is hanging around outside the door.)
Synonyms
- Đi lang thang: to wander, to roam.
- Quẩn quanh: to hang around, to mill about.
- Vơ vẩn: to drift about aimlessly.
Related Idioms
- Đầu óc lang lảng: A wandering mind (not focused).
- Đầu óc lang lảng thế thì làm sao mà học được. (With a mind wandering like that, how can you possibly study?)