nhí nhố
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Higgledy-piggledy; at sixes and sevens; in a disorderly, haphazard, or nonsensical manner: Describes actions, speech, or situations that are chaotic, disorganized, or lacking in seriousness and proper order.
- Silly, frivolous, or nonsensical: Can describe behavior or talk that is foolish, not to be taken seriously, or lacking in substance.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Công ty đó làm ăn nhí nhố, chẳng có kế hoạch gì cả. (That company operates in a higgledy-piggledy manner, without any plan.)
- Anh ta cứ nói nhí nhố vài câu rồi cười. (He just talked at sixes and sevens for a few sentences and then laughed.)
- Đừng có nhí nhố như thế, hãy nghiêm túc lên một chút. (Don't be so silly/frivolous like that, be a bit more serious.)
Advanced Usage
- The word nhí nhố is often used in a mildly critical or dismissive tone to point out a lack of organization, seriousness, or coherence.
- It can be reduplicated for emphasis as nhí nha nhí nhố, which intensifies the meaning of being utterly disorganized, frivolous, or nonsensical.
- Mọi thứ ở đây nhí nha nhí nhố, chẳng ra thể thống gì. (Everything here is completely higgledy-piggledy, it's a total mess.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nhí nha nhí nhố (reduplicated phrase): A more emphatic form of nhí nhố, meaning utterly disorganized, totally frivolous, or completely nonsensical.
- Linh tinh (adj): Miscellaneous, scattered, all over the place. (Shares the sense of disorder but less focused on frivolousness).
- Bừa bãi (adj): Messy, sloppy, disorderly. (Emphasizes messiness rather than a lack of seriousness).
Synonyms
- Lộn xộn: Disordered, messy, chaotic.
- Vu vơ: Aimless, vague; can describe nonsensical talk.
- Tầm phào: Frivolous, trifling (often for speech).
Related Phrases
- Ăn nói nhí nhố: To speak in a nonsensical or frivolous way.
- Anh ta ăn nói nhí nhố khiến không ai tin tưởng. (He speaks so frivolously that no one trusts him.)
- Hành động nhí nhố: To act in a silly or disorganized manner.
- Những hành động nhí nhố đó có thể gây ra hậu quả. (Those silly/disorganized actions could lead to consequences.)
Related Idioms
- Chuyện nhí nhố: A frivolous/nonsensical matter or story.
- Đó chỉ là chuyện nhí nhố, đừng bận tâm. (That's just a frivolous matter, don't bother with it.)
- Higgledy-piggledy; at sixes and sevens
- Làm ăn nhí nhốTo do things in a higgledy-piggledy manner
- Nói nhí nhố vài câuTo talk at sixes and sevens