lốn nhốn
Definition
- Adjective:
- Restless and disorderly: Describes a scene, group, or situation that is chaotic, unruly, and characterized by agitated, uncontrolled movement. It implies a lack of order and calm.
- In a jumbled and noisy state: Refers to something being in a messy, confused, and tumultuous condition, often with a sense of commotion.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Chợ búa ngày Tết thật lốn nhốn. (The market during Tet holiday is truly restless and disorderly.)
- Đám đông trở nên lốn nhốn khi có tin đồn. (The crowd became restless and disorderly when the rumor spread.)
- Căn phòng để đồ lốn nhốn. (The storage room is in a jumbled and noisy state.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is often used to describe collective human behavior (crowds, groups) but can also apply to physical spaces filled with disarray.
- It carries a stronger connotation of active, noisy confusion than simple messiness.
Variants and Related Words
- Lộn xộn (adj): messy, chaotic, disordered. This is a close synonym but may imply less active movement.
- Kế hoạch này quá lộn xộn. (This plan is too messy.)
Synonyms
- Chaotic: in a state of complete confusion and disorder.
- Tumultuous: making a loud, confused noise; uproarious.
- Unruly: disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control.
Related Idioms
- While "lốn nhốn" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it describes the state central to idioms like:
- Như ong vỡ tổ: like a disturbed beehive (to describe a scene of chaotic activity).
- Nghe tin ấy, cả phòng làm việc nhốn nháo như ong vỡ tổ. (Hearing that news, the whole office became as chaotic as a disturbed beehive.)