lũ lượt
Definition
- Adverb:
- In successive groups or crowds; in a continuous stream: Describes a large number of people or things moving or arriving one group after another, forming a seemingly endless procession.
- In droves; in throngs: Emphasizes the collective and numerous nature of the movement.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- Khách mời lũ lượt kéo vào hội trường. (The guests filed into the hall in a continuous stream.)
- Những chiếc xe tải lũ lượt chạy trên đường cao tốc. (Trucks rolled down the highway in a long procession.)
- Sau giờ tan học, học sinh lũ lượt ra về. (After school ended, the students streamed out in droves.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to depict scenes of migration, evacuation, or mass attendance.
- Người tị nạn lũ lượt vượt biên giới. (Refugees crossed the border in successive groups.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lũ (n): flood; often used to metaphorically describe a large, overwhelming group.
- Lượt (v/n): a turn, a pass; in this compound, it contributes the sense of succession or taking turns.
Synonyms
- In files: moving in a single line or column.
- In droves: in large numbers.
- In a steady stream: continuously and evenly.
Related Idioms
- Kéo đến lũ lượt: to arrive in a steady, crowded stream.
- Tin đồn lan ra, và mọi người kéo đến lũ lượt. (The rumor spread, and people came flocking in droves.)