lu bù

Chơi bài lu bù quên cả giờ giấc.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Excessively, immoderately, without restraint: Describes an action performed to an extreme degree, often without control or moderation.
   • Continuously, relentlessly, without respite: Describes an action that is done non-stop, in an intense and uninterrupted manner.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Anh ấy làm việc lu bù cả tuần nay. (He has been working relentlessly all week.)
  • Sau kỳ thi, bọn trẻ chơi game lu bù. (After the exams, the kids played video games excessively.)
  • Ông chủ mắng nhân viên lu bù vì lỗi nhỏ đó. (The boss scolded the employee relentlessly for that small mistake.)

Advanced Usage

• "lu bù lu bù": A reduplicated form for emphasis, intensifying the meaning of excess or continuity.
  • Công việc dồn lại, tôi phải giải quyết lu bù lu bù. (Work piled up, I had to deal with it non-stop and excessively.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mải miết (adv): Engrossedly, absorbed in doing something continuously.
  • Cậu ấy đọc sách mải miết cả ngày. (He read books engrossedly all day.)
• Thả cửa (adv): Without restriction, freely (often for spending or eating/drinking).
  • Họ ăn uống thả cửa trong bữa tiệc. (They ate and drank without restraint at the party.)

Synonyms

• Vô tội vạ: Indiscriminately, without reason or limit (often for scolding or blaming).
• Không ngừng nghỉ: Without stopping, incessantly.
• Quá độ: Excessively, immoderately.

Related Idioms

• "Làm lu bù": To work like crazy, to work non-stop.
  • Để kịp deadline, cả team phải làm lu bù. (To meet the deadline, the whole team had to work like crazy.)
• "Ăn uống lu bù": To eat and drink immoderately.
  • Dịp lễ Tết, mọi người thường ăn uống lu bù. (During Tet holiday, people often eat and drink immoderately.)