ngán nỗi
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Ngán nỗi trượt thi, cậu bé ngồi buồn bã nhìn tờ giấy có nhiều dấu gạch chéo màu đỏ.
Definition
- 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).
Ngán nỗi trượt thi, cậu bé ngồi buồn bã nhìn tờ giấy có nhiều dấu gạch chéo màu đỏ.
- How depressing, how disgusting
- Ngán nỗi làm cái gì là thất bại cái ấyHow depressing to fail in anything one undertakes