nhăng nhít

Thân thiện

Anh ấy làm bài tập một cách nhăng nhít để nộp cho kịp giờ.

Definition

1. Adjective / Adverb:
   • Perfunctory, done carelessly or by halves: Describes an action performed with little care, effort, or attention to detail, merely to get it over with.
   • Silly, foolish, nonsensical: Describes speech or talk that is frivolous, silly, or lacking in sense or seriousness.

Usage Examples

• Adjective / Adverb:
  • Nó làm việc một cách nhăng nhít, kết quả rất tệ. (He did the work perfunctorily, and the result was very poor.)
  • Đừng có nói nhăng nhít nữa! (Stop talking nonsense!)
  • Cô ấy chỉ viết nhăng nhít cho đủ trang thôi. (She just wrote carelessly to fill the pages.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often carries a tone of criticism or disapproval, implying that the action or speech is not only careless but also disrespectful or irresponsible given the context.

Variants and Related Words

• Làm nhăng nhít (verb phrase): to do something perfunctorily.

  • Hắn chỉ làm nhăng nhít cho xong việc. (He just did it by halves to get it over with.)

• Nói nhăng nhít (verb phrase): to talk nonsense or foolishly.

  • Bọn trẻ ngồi đó nói nhăng nhít cả buổi. (The kids sat there talking nonsense all afternoon.)

Synonyms

• Perfunctory: carried out with minimal effort or reflection.
• Carelessly: without care or attention.
• Nonsensical: having no meaning; making no sense.
• Foolishly: in an unwise or silly manner.

Related Idioms

• Làm nhăng nhít cho qua: to do something slipshod just to get through it.
  • Anh ta không có trách nhiệm, lúc nào cũng làm nhăng nhít cho qua. (He is irresponsible, always doing things by halves just to get through them.)

Học thuật

1. Perfunctory, by halves
   • Làm nhăng nhít cho qua
     To do (something) by halves