nhao nhác
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Panicked and chaotic: Describes a state of noisy, disorderly, and frantic confusion, often caused by sudden fear, alarm, or surprise. It implies a loss of composure and a scene where people or things are in tumultuous disarray.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Nghe tin động đất, mọi người hoảng hốt bỏ chạy nhao nhác. (Hearing the news of the earthquake, people panicked and ran in chaotic disarray.)
- Tiếng còi báo động làm đàn chim bay nhao nhác lên trời. (The alarm siren caused the flock of birds to fly up into the sky in a frantic scramble.)
- Cả văn phòng trở nên nhao nhác khi hệ thống điện đột ngột tắt. (The whole office became panicked and chaotic when the power suddenly went out.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is often used to describe collective, visible panic within a group rather than an individual's internal feeling. It emphasizes the external manifestation of confusion—the noise, the hurried movement, and the lack of order.
Variants and Related Words
- Nháo nhác: This is a direct variant with identical meaning and usage to "nhao nhác". The two forms are interchangeable.
- Thị trường chứng khoán phản ứng một cách nháo nhác. (The stock market reacted in a panicked manner.)
Synonyms
- Panicked: Filled with sudden, overwhelming fear.
- Chaotic: In a state of complete confusion and disorder.
- Frenzied: Wildly excited or uncontrolled.
- Tumultuous: Making a loud, confused noise; uproarious.
Related Idioms
- While "nhao nhác" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it perfectly describes the scene implied by the idiom:
- Chạy như vịt nghe sấm: To run around like ducks hearing thunder (to run about in a chaotic, panicked manner).
- Dân làng chạy nhao nhác như vịt nghe sấm. (The villagers ran around in panicked chaos like ducks hearing thunder.)
- như nháo nhác