lộn ẩu
Definition
- Adjective:
- Messy, disorderly, in disarray: Describes a state where things are mixed up, scattered, or arranged without any order or care.
- Haphazard, jumbled: Refers to a chaotic or confused mixture of items.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sách vở và đồ chơi để lộn ẩu. (Books and toys are left in a messy pile.)
- Đồ chơi ném lộn ẩu. (Toys are thrown about in disarray.)
- Căn phòng trông thật lộn ẩu. (The room looks completely disorderly.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "lộn ẩu" often implies a visible, physical state of clutter and is frequently used to criticize a lack of tidiness or organization.
Variants and Related Words
- Lộn xộn (adj): chaotic, messy, disordered. This is a very close synonym, though "lộn xộn" can also describe non-physical situations (e.g., chaotic thoughts).
- Bừa bãi (adj): slovenly, untidy, in a sloppy manner.
Synonyms
- Disorderly: lacking organization or neatness.
- Jumbled: mixed in a confused way.
- Higgledy-piggledy: in a disordered, confused manner.
Related Idioms
- While "lộn ẩu" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, it is conceptually related to phrases describing chaos, such as "như chợ vỡ" (like a market that has broken up - meaning a scene of utter chaos).