lỡ dỡ
Definition
- Adjective:
- Unfinished / Incomplete: Describes a task, project, or situation that has been started but not properly concluded, often leaving it in an unsatisfactory intermediate state.
- Hanging / In Limbo: Refers to something left unresolved, pending, or in an awkward, indeterminate state, lacking clear progress or a definitive end.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Công việc xây dựng còn lỡ dỡ vì thiếu vốn. (The construction work is still unfinished due to lack of funds.)
- Câu chuyện của họ cứ lỡ dỡ mãi, không có hồi kết. (Their story remains hanging indefinitely, with no conclusion.)
- Sau cuộc nói chuyện, mọi thứ đều cảm thấy lỡ dỡ. (After the talk, everything felt unresolved.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a nuanced sense of frustration or inconvenience due to the incomplete state, implying that the situation is awkward or troublesome.
- Mối quan hệ lỡ dỡ: An unresolved or "in limbo" relationship.
- Họ chia tay nhưng vẫn giữ liên lạc, nên mọi thứ rất lỡ dỡ. (They broke up but still keep in touch, so everything is very unresolved.)
Variants and Related Words
- Dở dang (adj): Unfinished, incomplete. This is a very close synonym, though can imply a more awkward or pending state.
- Bức tranh còn dở dang. (The painting is still unfinished.)
Synonyms
- Unfinished: Not completed.
- Incomplete: Lacking some parts.
- Pending: Awaiting decision or conclusion.
- In limbo: In an uncertain state.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Lỡ dở đường giữa: To be left in the lurch midway; to be abandoned or stuck in the middle of a process.
- Dự án bị hủy, để chúng tôi lỡ dở đường giữa. (The project was canceled, leaving us in the lurch midway.)