nhảm nhí
Definition
- Adjective:
- Nonsensical, ridiculous, absurd: Used to describe something that lacks sense, logic, or seriousness; something foolish or trivial.
- Untruthful, baseless: Can describe statements or stories that are fabricated, false, or without factual foundation.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đừng nghe những lời nhảm nhí đó. (Don't listen to that nonsense.)
- Câu chuyện anh ấy kể nghe thật nhảm nhí. (The story he told sounds really ridiculous/absurd.)
- Đó là một tin đồn nhảm nhí. (That is a baseless rumor.)
Advanced Usage
- "chuyện nhảm nhí": nonsense story, trivial matter.
- Chúng ta không có thời gian cho những chuyện nhảm nhí. (We don't have time for nonsensical matters.)
- Used to strongly dismiss an idea or statement as not worth considering.
- Thôi, bỏ qua mấy ý kiến nhảm nhí đi. (Come on, let's ignore those ridiculous opinions.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nhảm (adj): A shorter, more colloquial form with a similar meaning of "nonsensical" or "silly."
- Nói nhảm! (Talk nonsense!)
- Vớ vẩn (adj): Synonym meaning "silly," "foolish," or "nonsensical," often used interchangeably in casual speech.
- Đừng hỏi những câu vớ vẩn. (Don't ask silly questions.)
Synonyms
- Vô lý: Illogical, unreasonable.
- Bịa đặt: Fabricated, made-up.
- Tầm phào: Trivial, frivolous (often used in "chuyện tầm phào" - trivial gossip).
Related Phrases (Collocations)
- Nói nhảm nhí: To talk nonsense.
- Nó cứ nói nhảm nhí cả buổi. (He kept talking nonsense the whole time.)
- Ý nghĩ nhảm nhí: A ridiculous/absurd thought.
- Tôi vừa có một ý nghĩ nhảm nhí. (I just had a ridiculous thought.)
Related Idioms
- Chuyện nhảm nhí như đùa: A story as absurd as a joke; something utterly nonsensical.
- Lời buộc tội đó nhảm nhí như đùa. (That accusation is as absurd as a joke.)
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Untruthful
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Chuyện nhãm nhíAn untruthful story
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