lích kích
Definition
- Adjective:
- Cumbersome / Unwieldy / Fiddly: Describes objects that are bulky, awkward to handle, or consist of many small, inconvenient parts. It implies a lack of neatness and portability.
- Complicated / Convoluted: Describes procedures, organizations, or situations that are overly complex, inefficient, and bogged down by excessive or trivial details.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đồ đạc lích kích quá, khó mang theo. (The belongings are too cumbersome, hard to bring along.)
- Thủ tục ở đây lích kích lắm. (The procedures here are very convoluted.)
- Cái máy này nhỏ nhưng linh kiện lích kích. (This machine is small but its components are fiddly.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used to express annoyance or criticism towards the inefficient, messy nature of an object or system.
- Can be reduplicated for emphasis: "lích kích lích kích".
Variants and Related Words
- Lỉnh kỉnh (adj): A very close synonym, also meaning cumbersome, cluttered, or consisting of many bothersome small items.
- Mang theo đống đồ lỉnh kỉnh. (To carry a cluttered pile of stuff.)
Synonyms
- Cumbersome: Clumsy to carry or use due to size or shape.
- Convoluted: Extremely complex and difficult to follow.
- Fiddly: Annoyingly detailed or intricate.
Related Idioms
- While not a fixed idiom, the word is frequently used in phrases like "lí nhí lích kích" to describe a situation full of trivial, nagging, and bothersome small matters or noises.