Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Noisy and chaotic, in a state of panicked disorder: "lao nhao" describes a scene or situation characterized by loud, confused, and frantic activity, often due to alarm or panic.
   • In an uproar, in a tumult: It indicates a state of commotion where people are agitated and acting without calm or order.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nghe tiếng nổ, mọi người trong chợ lao nhao bỏ chạy. (Hearing the explosion, everyone in the market panicked and ran chaotically.)
  • Tin đồn làm cả văn phòng lao nhao. (The rumor caused the whole office to be in an uproar.)
  • Sau khi tên trộm bị bắt, dân làng mới hết lao nhao. (After the thief was caught, the villagers stopped being in a tumult.)

Advanced Usage

• "lao nhao lên": to become noisy and chaotic, to erupt into an uproar.
  • Cả lớp lao nhao lên khi giáo viên thông báo nghỉ học. (The whole class erupted into a chaotic uproar when the teacher announced a day off.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhốn nháo (adj): Similar to "lao nhao," meaning disorderly and noisy, but can sometimes imply a slightly more unruly or shameless commotion.
• Hỗn loạn (adj): Chaotic, in a state of chaos or anarchy (often more severe than "lao nhao").
• Ồn ào (adj): Noisy, loud (can be neutral or negative, but lacks the specific element of panic present in "lao nhao").

Synonyms

• Hỗn độn: chaotic, disorderly.
• Xôn xao: abuzz, in a stir (often about rumors or news, less panicked than "lao nhao").

Related Phrases

• Chạy lao nhao: to run in a panicked and disorderly manner.
  • Đám đông chạy lao nhao tìm chỗ trú khi trời đổ mưa. (The crowd ran chaotically looking for shelter when it started to rain heavily.)