lộc ngộc

Gà tồ lộc ngộc đứng trong sân.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Clumsy and oafish: Describes a person or creature that is large, ungainly, and somewhat foolish or slow-witted in appearance or movement. It emphasizes a combination of physical bulk and a lack of grace or intelligence.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Thằng bé trông thật lộc ngộc. (The boy looks really clumsy and oafish.)
  • Con gà trống lộc ngộc chạy quanh sân. (The oafish rooster ran around the yard.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in a mildly humorous or descriptive, rather than harshly insulting, way to paint a vivid picture of awkwardness.

Variants and Related Words

• Ngốc nghếch (adj): silly, foolish (shares the connotation of foolishness but not necessarily the physical bulk).
• Vụng về (adj): clumsy, awkward (shares the connotation of physical clumsiness but not necessarily the foolishness or large size).

Synonyms

• Oafish: Stupid, uncultured, or clumsy.
• Ungainly: Awkward; clumsy; not graceful.
• Lumbering: Moving in a slow, heavy, awkward way.

Related Idioms

• Gà tồ lộc ngộc: An idiom describing a large, foolish, and clumsy person, directly referencing the example from the source dictionary.
  • Nó cứ như con gà tồ lộc ngộc vậy. (He's just like a clumsy, oafish bird.)