nhồm nhàm
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Definition
- Adjective / Adverb:
- Piggishly / Gluttonously: Describes the manner of eating greedily, messily, and without manners, often with the mouth overly full.
- Vulgar / Crude: Implies a coarse, uncouth, or unrefined quality in the act of consuming food.
Usage Examples
- Adjective / Adverb:
- Đứa trẻ ăn nhồm nhàm. (The child eats piggishly.)
- Nó nhai nhồm nhàm như chưa bao giờ được ăn. (He chews gluttonously as if he had never eaten before.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is often used in its reduplicative form "nhồm nhoàm", which carries the same meaning. It functions primarily as a descriptive adverb following verbs like "ăn" (to eat) or "nhai" (to chew).
Variants and Related Words
- Nhồm nhoàm (adj/adv): A common variant spelling with identical meaning (piggishly, gluttonously).
Synonyms
- Tham ăn: greedy (in eating).
- Vô duyên: ungraceful, lacking charm (in context of behavior).
- Lỗ mãng: rude, uncouth.
Related Idioms
- While not a standalone idiom, "ăn nhồm nhàm" is a common collocation that vividly depicts the act of eating in a crude and greedy manner.
- cũng nói nhồm nhoàm Munch piggidhly