mớ
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Definition
Noun:
- A bundle, a bunch, a handful, a pile, a clump: "mớ" refers to an indefinite, often messy or disorganized, quantity of things gathered or held together.
- A hundred thousand (100,000): In classical or literary contexts, "mớ" is a specific numerical unit meaning one hundred thousand.
Verb:
- To talk in one's sleep: In dialectal usage, "mớ" means to speak or mumble unintelligibly while asleep.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Cô ấy mua về một mớ rau tươi. (She bought home a bunch of fresh vegetables.)
- Trên bàn là một mớ giấy tờ lộn xộn. (On the table is a messy pile of documents.)
- Trăm nghìn vạn mớ để vào đâu? (Where to put countless hundreds of thousands? - Classical poetry)
Verb:
- Đêm qua anh ấy mớ, tôi không nghe rõ nói gì. (Last night he talked in his sleep, I couldn't hear what he said clearly.)
Advanced Usage
"mớ bòng bong": A tangled mess, a complicated and confusing situation.
- Công việc này rối như mớ bòng bong. (This work is as tangled as a messy snarl.)
"một mớ": Used to emphasize a large, often overwhelming or disorderly, amount of something.
- Anh ta đưa ra một mớ lý do. (He gave a whole bunch of reasons.)
Variants and Related Words
- Mớm (verb): To feed (a child or baby) by putting food in their mouth. (Note: This is a distinct word, not a variant of "mớ", but it is phonetically similar and sometimes confused by learners.)
Synonyms
- Noun (bundle): Bó, nắm, đống, cụm.
- Verb (talk in sleep): Nói mê.
Related Phrases
- "Ngủ mớ": To have a nightmare or to talk in one's sleep. This is a compound phrase where "mớ" functions as a resultative component.
- Cháu bé hay ngủ mớ. (The child often has nightmares/talks in his sleep.)
Related Idioms
- "Rối như canh hẹ, rối như mớ bòng bong": As tangled as chive soup, as tangled as a messy snarl. This idiom describes an extremely complicated and confusing situation.
- Vụ án này rối như mớ bòng bong. (This case is an incredibly tangled mess.)
verb
- to talk in one's sleep