Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Cloying, clingy, persistently attached: Describes a state of being overly attached or sticking to someone or something in an annoying, persistent manner that is hard to shake off. It often implies a lack of independence or a whiny, burdensome quality.
   • Tedious, long-drawn-out, never-ending: Can describe a situation, task, or conversation that drags on pointlessly and is difficult to conclude.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Đứa trẻ nhũng nhẵng theo mẹ cả ngày. (The child clings to his mother all day long.)
  • Công việc ấy nhũng nhẵng mãi không xong. (That task drags on and on without being finished.)
  • Đừng có nhũng nhẵng như thế, tự đi đi! (Don't be so clingy like that, go by yourself!)

Advanced Usage

• "nhũng nhẵng theo": to cling persistently to someone.

  • Nó cứ nhũng nhẵng theo tôi, không chịu rời nửa bước. (He just keeps clinging to me, refusing to leave my side for a moment.)

• Used to describe an annoying, protracted state.

  • Câu chuyện nhũng nhẵng của họ làm mọi người mệt mỏi. (Their tedious, long-drawn-out story tired everyone out.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lằng nhằng (adj): Similar meaning, describing something complicated, messy, or long-winded and troublesome.
  • Giải thích lằng nhằng. (A convoluted, long-winded explanation.)
• Nhõng nhẽo (adj/verb): Describes acting spoiled, whiny, or coquettishly persistent to get one's way (often used for children).
  • Đứa bé nhõng nhẽo đòi mua đồ chơi. (The child whined and acted spoiled, demanding to buy a toy.)

Synonyms

• Bám víu: to cling, to hold on.
• Lải nhải: to nag, to drone on (about speech).
• Dây dưa: to drag on, to be protracted (about matters).

Related Phrases (if applicable)

(This word is primarily an adjective and is not commonly used to form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms specifically centered on the word "nhũng nhẵng". Its meaning is typically expressed directly.)

1. Hang on
   • Nhũng nhẵng theo mẹ
     To hang on to one's mother