ngu ngơ
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Naively silly, simple-minded, or foolish: Describes a person who appears silly, foolish, or lacking in awareness due to innocence, naivety, or a lack of worldly experience. It often implies a certain endearing or harmless quality rather than malicious stupidity.
- Dazed, bewildered, or absent-minded: Can describe a temporary state of being confused, dazed, or not fully alert, as if one's mind is elsewhere.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cậu bé nhìn ngu ngơ khi nghe câu hỏi khó. (The boy looked naively silly when he heard the difficult question.)
- Đừng có ngu ngơ mà tin lời người lạ. (Don't be so simple-minded as to believe a stranger's words.)
- Sau cú ngã, anh ấy ngồi dậy với vẻ mặt ngu ngơ. (After the fall, he sat up with a dazed expression.)
Advanced Usage
"ngơ ngơ ngác ngác": A reduplicative phrase intensifying the state of being bewildered, dazed, or clueless.
- Cô ấy bước vào phòng họp mới, nhìn ngơ ngơ ngác ngác. (She walked into the new meeting room, looking completely bewildered.)
"mặt ngu ngơ": A "naively silly face" or "dazed expression".
- Đứa trẻ thức dậy với mặt ngu ngơ. (The child woke up with a dazed expression.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ngây ngô (adj): Innocent, naive, artless. Often used interchangeably with but can emphasize childish innocence more.
- Khờ dại (adj): Foolish, silly, simple. Can have a stronger negative connotation than .
- Ngớ ngẩn (adj): Foolish, silly, absurd. Often implies a more active or deliberate foolishness.
Synonyms
- Ngốc nghếch: Silly, goofy.
- Khờ khạo: Simple, gullible.
- Mơ màng: Dreamy, absent-minded (shares the aspect of not being fully present).
Related Idioms
- (Có vẻ) ngu ngơ như bò đội nón: "(To look) as silly as a cow wearing a hat." An idiom emphasizing a very foolish or clueless appearance.
- Nó đứng đó trông ngu ngơ như bò đội nón. (He stood there looking as silly as a cow wearing a hat.)
- Naively silly