màu mè
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Showy; flashy; gaudy: Having an excessively bright, colorful, or decorated appearance intended to attract attention, often in a way that is considered tasteless or lacking in elegance.
- Flowery; ornate; affected: (Of language, behavior, or style) being excessively elaborate, artificial, or insincere, emphasizing form over genuine substance.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cô ấy không thích trang sức màu mè. (She does not like showy jewelry.)
- Bài văn của anh ấy có văn phong quá màu mè. (His essay has a style that is too flowery.)
- Họ trang trí căn phòng một cách màu mè và lộn xộn. (They decorated the room in a gaudy and cluttered way.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a negative connotation, criticizing something for being overly decorated or unnecessarily elaborate, suggesting a lack of authenticity, simplicity, or good taste.
- Lời nói màu mè thường thiếu sự chân thành. (Ornate words often lack sincerity.)
Variants and Related Words
- Màu sắc sặc sỡ (n): garish colors; loud colors.
- Bức tranh sử dụng màu sắc sặc sỡ. (The painting uses garish colors.)
Synonyms
- Showy: attracting attention in a flashy way.
- Ornate: made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns.
- Affected: artificial, pretentious, and designed to impress.
- Gaudy: extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless.
Related Idioms
- Màu mè hình thức: to be all form and no substance; to be superficially elaborate.
- Bài thuyết trình đó chỉ màu mè hình thức, không có nội dung sâu sắc. (That presentation was all flashy form, with no profound content.)
adj
- shonry; unctuous