Definition

1. Interjection/Phrase:
   • How depressing, how disgusting: Expresses a feeling of deep weariness, disappointment, or disgust towards a recurring, tiresome, or unpleasant situation. It conveys a sense of being fed up or having had enough.

Usage

• "Ngán nỗi" is used to begin an exclamatory sentence, directly followed by the frustrating situation or fact. It is a colloquial expression conveying strong negative emotion.
• It is often used in spoken Vietnamese or informal writing to express exasperation.

Usage Examples

• Interjection/Phrase:
  • Ngán nỗi làm cái gì là thất bại cái ấy. (How depressing to fail in anything one undertakes.)
  • Ngán nỗi sáng nào cũng kẹt xe. (How depressing/disgusting to be stuck in traffic every morning.)
  • Ngán nỗi nói mãi mà anh ấy không chịu nghe. (How tiresome/disgusting to talk repeatedly but he refuses to listen.)

Advanced Usage

• "Ngán nỗi + [Clause describing the tiresome situation]": This is the standard structure. The clause explains the specific cause of the weariness.
  • Ngán nỗi cứ đến cuối tháng là lại hết tiền. (How depressing that I/we always run out of money by the end of the month.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngán (verb/adjective): To be weary of, fed up with, disgusted by.
  • Tôi ngán phải nghe những lời phàn nàn ấy. (I am weary of hearing those complaints.)
• Ngán ngẩm (adjective/interjection): A synonym expressing a deep, often silent, sense of weariness and resignation.
  • Anh ấy chỉ lắc đầu ngán ngẩm. (He just shook his head in weary resignation.)
• Chán nản (adjective): Discouraged, disheartened. This is a more general term for feeling downcast.

Synonyms

• Chán quá: So boring/tiresome.
• Mệt mỏi quá: So weary/exhausted (can be physical or mental).
• Phát ngán: To become utterly disgusted/weary (stronger).

Related Idioms/Phrases

• Ngán đến tận cổ: To be fed up to the back teeth; utterly and completely disgusted/weary.
  • Công việc lặp đi lặp lại này khiến tôi ngán đến tận cổ. (This repetitive work makes me fed up to the back teeth.)
• Ngán như ngán nước ốc: An idiom expressing extreme disgust or weariness (literally: as disgusted as one is by snail water).

1. How depressing, how disgusting
   • Ngán nỗi làm cái gì là thất bại cái ấy
     How depressing to fail in anything one undertakes