lóc nhóc

Cá lóc nhóc đến miệng rổ.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Numerous and small, teeming: Describes a large number of small, often animate, things (like insects, children, or small animals) moving about in a way that seems busy, crowded, or somewhat disorderly.
   • Swarming, crawling: Often implies a scene where many small beings are active in a confined or observable area.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sân trường lóc nhóc những học sinh tiểu học. (The schoolyard was teeming with primary school pupils.)
  • Mặt đường lóc nhóc kiến sau trận mưa. (The road surface was crawling with ants after the rain.)
  • Cái tổ chim ấy lóc nhóc đến năm sáu con. (That bird's nest is swarming with five or six chicks.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is almost exclusively used in descriptive contexts to visually convey a sense of numerous, small, and lively elements within a scene. It carries a slightly informal tone.

Variants and Related Words

• Lúc nhúc (adj): A very close synonym, also meaning swarming or teeming with small moving things. is generally more common in usage than .
  • Dưới ao lúc nhúc cá con. (The pond is teeming with small fish.)

Synonyms

• Teeming: Full of people or animals moving about.
• Swarming: Moving in or forming a large, dense group.
• Crawling: Covered or crowded with.
• Overrun: Filled with an excessive number.

Related Idioms

• While not a standalone idiom, often appears in descriptive phrases to paint a vivid picture of a crowded, lively scene involving small entities.