Definition

1. Adverb (Thông tục - Colloquial):
   • Senselessly, indiscriminately, without thinking: Used to describe speaking or acting in a thoughtless, reckless, or unrestrained manner, often resulting in exaggeration or falsehoods.
   • Without reservation or restraint: Indicates doing something carelessly, without consideration for accuracy or consequences.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Anh ta cứ nói phứa mà không biết sự thật. (He just talks senselessly without knowing the truth.)
  • Đừng có hứa phứa rồi lại không giữ lời. (Don't make promises indiscriminately and then not keep them.)
  • Nó cãi phứa với bố mẹ. (He argues recklessly with his parents.)

Advanced Usage

• "Cãi phứa": To argue senselessly or obstinately without a valid point.

  • Đừng cãi phứa khi không có chứng cứ. (Don't argue senselessly when you have no evidence.)

• "Ăn nói phứa phựa": To speak very recklessly and thoughtlessly (intensified meaning).

  • Cô ấy ăn nói phứa phựa, chẳng coi ai ra gì. (She speaks utterly without restraint, not respecting anyone.)

Variants and Related Words

• Phứa phựa (láy, ý tăng - Reduplicated, intensified meaning): Even more senselessly, with greater recklessness or exaggeration.
  • Thằng bé hứa phứa phựa rồi quên hết. (The boy promised wildly and indiscriminately and then forgot everything.)

Synonyms

• Bừa bãi: Recklessly, indiscriminately.
• Liều lĩnh: Recklessly, rashly.
• Vu vơ: Aimlessly, groundlessly (often for speaking).

Notes on Usage

• Register: This word is primarily used in colloquial (thông tục) or informal speech. It is not suitable for formal writing or contexts.
• Connotation: It carries a negative connotation, criticizing someone for being irresponsible, untruthful, or lacking careful thought in their words or actions.
• Common Collocations: Most frequently used with verbs related to speech (nói, cãi, hứa - to speak, argue, promise) or consumption (ăn - to eat, in the sense of taking/using something carelessly).

1. (thông tục) Senselessly, indiscriminately
   • Cái phứa
     To argue senselessly
   • Phứa phựa (láy, ý tăng)