lốc nhốc
Definition
- Adjective:
- Ragged and numerous; motley and straggling: Describes a group of people, often children, that is both numerous and composed of individuals of varying sizes or ages, typically appearing untidy, disorganized, or pitiful.
- Wretched and bedraggled: Portrays a group emerging or moving in a disorderly, miserable, or pathetic state.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Nhìn đàn con lốc nhốc, chị thấy vừa thương vừa mệt. (Looking at the ragged brood of children, she felt both pity and exhaustion.)
- Những người tị nạn lốc nhốc bước ra từ khu rừng. (The refugees straggled out of the forest in a wretched state.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "lốc nhốc" is primarily used as a descriptive adjective and is often reduplicated. It carries a strong visual and emotional connotation, emphasizing disorder, irregularity, and often a sense of pity towards the group being described.
Variants and Related Words
- Lốm ngốm (adj): Somewhat similar, describing something as lumpy, uneven, or bumpy, often for objects rather than groups of people.
Synonyms
- Motley: Composed of diverse, often clashing elements.
- Ragged: Appearing rough, untidy, or irregular.
- Straggling: Moving or growing in an irregular, scattered way.
- Bedraggled: Dirty and disheveled from being in the rain or mud.
Related Idioms
- While "lốc nhốc" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is used in vivid descriptive phrases to paint a picture of a disorderly crowd, such as (to straggle/clamber out) or (to tag along in a ragged line).