Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Nonsensical, silly, foolish: Describes speech, actions, or behavior that is absurd, lacks sense, or is frivolous.
   • Aimless, without purpose: Describes movement or activity that is random, idle, or lacks a clear goal.

Usage

• "nhăng" is primarily used as an adjective, often following a verb to describe the nature of the action. It is informal and can carry a mildly disapproving tone.
• Common collocations include nói nhăng (to talk nonsense) and chạy nhăng (to loiter/run about aimlessly).

Usage Examples

• As an adjective describing speech:

  • Đừng có nói nhăng nữa, hãy tập trung vào vấn đề chính. (Stop talking nonsense, focus on the main issue.)
  • Nó toàn kể những chuyện nhăng cuội. (He keeps telling silly/frivolous stories.)

• As an adjective describing action:

  • Bọn trẻ chạy nhăng ngoài sân cả buổi chiều. (The children loitered/ran about aimlessly in the yard all afternoon.)
  • Lười học, suốt ngày chỉ đi nhăng. ([He's] lazy about studying, just wanders about aimlessly all day.)

Advanced Usage

• "nhăng nhít": An intensified or more colloquial reduplicative form of "nhăng", emphasizing frivolity, silliness, or aimlessness.
  • Bài viết này toàn chuyện nhăng nhít, không có thông tin gì hữu ích. (This article is full of trivial/silly nonsense, with no useful information.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhảm (nhảm nhí): A close synonym meaning . It is often interchangeable with "nhăng" in contexts like nói nhảm (to talk rubbish).
• Vô bổ: Meaning . While not a direct synonym, it can describe similarly pointless actions.
• Lăng nhăng: A separate but phonetically similar word meaning . Do not confuse with "nhăng".

Synonyms

• Bậy bạ: Silly, improper, nonsensical.
• Vớ vẩn: Foolish, silly, ridiculous.
• Linh tinh: Assorted, miscellaneous; can imply aimless or trivial things in certain contexts (e.g., - to spend money on trivial things).

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Chuyện nhăng: Nonsensical/silly matter.
  • Thôi, bỏ qua mấy chuyện nhăng đó đi. (Come on, forget those silly matters.)
• Làm nhăng: To do something aimlessly or frivolously.
  • Nó không chịu học bài, cứ ngồi làm nhăng thôi. (He won't study his lessons, just sits there doing frivolous things.)

Notes

• "nhăng" is rarely used in formal writing. It belongs to colloquial, everyday Vietnamese.
• The word often implies a criticism of the action or speech as being a waste of time or lacking seriousness.

1. Nonsensical
   • Nói nhăng
     To talk nonsense
   • Chạy nhăng
     To loiter about
   • Lười học chỉ chạy nhăng
     To be lazy and loiter about