lộn
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Definition
- Verb:
- To turn inside out or upside down: To reverse the position of something so the inner side becomes outer, or the top becomes the bottom.
- To turn back / to reverse direction: To go back the way one came; to make a U-turn.
- To mistake / to confuse / to mix up: To incorrectly identify something or someone; to combine things in a disordered way.
- (Of an animal) to metamorphose / to change form: To transform into a different stage or creature during growth.
Usage Examples
- Verb (to turn inside out):
- Cô ấy lộn áo len trước khi giặt. (She turns the sweater inside out before washing.)
- Đứa trẻ lộn ngược trên xà đơn. (The child turns upside down on the horizontal bar.)
- Verb (to turn back):
- Chúng tôi đi lộn đường nên phải quay lại. (We went the wrong way so we had to turn back.)
- Verb (to mistake/mix up):
- Tôi xin lỗi, tôi đã lấy lộn sách của bạn. (I'm sorry, I took your book by mistake.)
- Đừng để lộn hai loại hạt này với nhau. (Don't mix up these two types of nuts.)
Advanced Usage
- "lộn" as an adverb (in reciprocal actions): Used in compound verbs to indicate a mutual or reciprocal action, often translated as "with each other."
- Hai đứa trẻ đang cãi lộn. (The two children are arguing with each other.)
- Họ đánh lộn trên sân trường. (They fought with each other on the schoolyard.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lộn xộn (adj): messy, disordered, chaotic.
- Căn phòng trông rất lộn xộn. (The room looks very messy.)
- Lộn ngược (v): to turn upside down, to invert completely.
- Lộn đường (v): to take the wrong road/path.
Synonyms
- To reverse / to invert: for turning inside out or upside down.
- To return / to double back: for turning back.
- To confuse / to mistake / to mix up: for incorrect identification or combination.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Bóng lộn (adj): glossy, shiny, sleek (often for hair or surfaces).
- Mái tóc cô ấy bóng lộn. (Her hair is glossy and sleek.)
- Lộn ruột: (literally "to turn one's intestines") to feel a sharp, wrenching pain in the gut, often from emotion or physical distress.
- Nghe tin đó, tôi đau lòng lộn ruột. (Hearing that news, I felt a wrenching pain in my heart and gut.)
verb
- to mistake; to confuse; to confound
- lộn ngàyto confuse dates. to turn inside out
- lộn túi anh raturn out your pockets