Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Vague; unclear; indistinct: Lacking clear definition, precise details, or sharpness. Refers to ideas, statements, or images that are not easily perceived or understood.
   • Indefinite; ambiguous: Not fixed, certain, or decided. Can imply something is open to more than one interpretation.
   • Equivocal: Deliberately ambiguous or unclear, often to avoid commitment or to mislead.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Kế hoạch của họ còn rất mơ hồ. (Their plan is still very vague.)
  • Anh ta có một ký ức mơ hồ về sự việc. (He has a hazy memory of the event.)
  • Đừng đưa ra những lời hứa mơ hồ. (Don't make indefinite promises.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe abstract concepts, feelings, or perceptions that lack clarity.
  • Cô ấy cảm thấy một nỗi buồn mơ hồ. (She felt a vague sadness.)
• Can describe something on the edge of consciousness or perception.
  • Ánh sáng mơ hồ từ ngọn đèn xa. (The faint light from the distant lamp.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mập mờ (adj): Ambiguous, equivocal; often with a stronger connotation of deliberate obscurity or deception.
  • Lời tuyên bố mập mờ đó khiến mọi người nghi ngờ. (That ambiguous statement made people suspicious.)

Synonyms

• Vague: Of uncertain or indefinite character.
• Unclear: Not easy to see, hear, or understand.
• Indistinct: Not clear or sharply defined.
• Ambiguous: Open to more than one interpretation.
• Hazy: Unclear, misty, or vague.

Related Idioms

• Mơ hồ như trong sương: As vague/indistinct as in fog; used to emphasize a complete lack of clarity.
  • Cảm giác ấy mơ hồ như trong sương. (That feeling was as vague as if in a fog.)

adj

1. vague; indefinite; equivocal
   • trả lời một cách mơ hồ
     to give an equivocal answer