nghiêng ngửa
Definition
- Adjective:
- Full of hardships and instability: Describes a life, situation, or period characterized by constant difficulties, ups and downs, and a lack of stability or peace.
- Agitated; tumultuous: Refers to a state of being troubled, restless, or marked by constant change and disturbance.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cuộc đời nghiêng ngửa. (A life full of hardships and instability.)
- Anh ấy đã trải qua một thời kỳ nghiêng ngửa vì danh lợi. (He went through an agitated period because of fame and fortune.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in a figurative and literary sense to evoke the image of something being tilted back and forth () and turned upside down (), symbolizing a lack of balance and constant turmoil.
Variants and Related Words
- Long đong (adj): difficult, full of vicissitudes. Often used similarly to describe a hard, unstable life.
- Vất vả (adj): hard, laborious, toilsome. Focuses more on the aspect of hardship and effort.
Synonyms
- Tumultuous: Marked by violent or overwhelming turbulence or upheaval.
- Troubled: Characterized by distress, disturbance, or instability.
- Unstable: Prone to change, failure, or uncertainty.
Related Idioms
- While "nghiêng ngửa" itself is often used as a set phrase, it conceptually relates to idioms describing a difficult life, such as:
- Nổi trôi: To drift; to lead a life of uncertainty and hardship.
- Số phận nổi trôi. (A drifting fate.)
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Fluctuating, vacillating, undecided
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Full of hardships
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Cuộc đời nghiêng ngửa
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