lăng căng

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Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Frivolous, flippant, or lacking in seriousness: Describes speech, behavior, or an attitude that is not appropriately serious, often in a way that is disrespectful or irritating.
   • Meddlesome or officious: Describes someone who interferes in matters that are not their concern, often in a trivial or annoying way.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Đừng có lăng căng, đây là chuyện nghiêm túc. (Don't be frivolous; this is a serious matter.)
  • Thằng bé nói năng lăng căng với người lớn. (The boy speaks flippantly to adults.)
  • Cô ấy hay lăng căng vào chuyện của người khác. (She is often meddlesome in other people's business.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used in a disapproving or critical tone to scold someone for not showing proper respect or seriousness.

Variants and Related Words

• Lăng băng: An older or less common variant with the same meaning as "lăng căng."
  • Chạy lăng băng. (To run around frivolously/meddlesomely.)

Synonyms

• Flippant: Not showing a serious or respectful attitude.
• Frivolous: Not having any serious purpose or value.
• Meddlesome: Interfering in things that are not one's concern.

Related Idioms

• Chạy lăng căng: To run around being meddlesome or interfering pointlessly.
  • Nó suốt ngày chạy lăng căng không ai nhờ. (He's always running around meddling without anyone asking him to.)