ngả ngốn
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Pell-mell; in great disorder: Describes a state where things are scattered, strewn about, or lying around in a messy, chaotic, and untidy heap without any order.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sách vở nằm ngả ngốn trên bàn. (Books and papers lay pell-mell on the table.)
- Sau bữa tiệc, chai lọ ngả ngốn khắp sàn nhà. (After the party, bottles were strewn about all over the floor.)
- Đồ chơi của trẻ con bày ngả ngốn trong phòng khách. (The children's toys were scattered in a mess in the living room.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "ngả ngốn" is primarily used in descriptive contexts and often carries a connotation of visual chaos resulting from items being carelessly dropped or left in place. It is not typically used for abstract disorder.
Variants and Related Words
- Ngổn ngang (adj): Also means in disorder, scattered about. It is a close synonym and can often be used in similar contexts.
- Công trường ngổn ngang vật liệu. (The construction site was littered with materials.)
Synonyms
- Disordered: Arranged in a untidy way.
- Strewn: Scattered untidily over a surface.
- Chaotic: In a state of complete confusion and disorder.
- Jumbled: Mixed in a confused way.
Related Idioms
- There are no common idioms that specifically use the word "ngả ngốn". The word itself functions as a vivid descriptive term.
- Pell-mell, in great disorder