rình rang
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Adjective:
- Pompous, ostentatious: Characterized by excessive or showy display, intended to attract notice and impress others, often in a vulgar or tasteless way. It describes an action or event that is made to seem much more important or grand than it really is.
- Sensational, hyped: Promoted or talked about in an exaggerated and loudly public manner to generate excitement or attention.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Buổi lễ ra mắt được tổ chức rất rình rang. (The launch ceremony was organized very ostentatiously.)
- Đừng quảng cáo rình rang cho sự kiện nhỏ đó. (Don't create sensational hype for that minor event.)
- Cách ăn mặc của cô ấy khá rình rang. (Her way of dressing is quite showy.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a negative connotation, implying that the showiness is unnecessary, artificial, or lacking in genuine substance.
- It is frequently used to critique media coverage, promotional campaigns, or social events that are perceived as overblown.
Variants and Related Words
- Lình xình (adj): Also means showy or ostentatious, sometimes with an added nuance of being cumbersome or complicated.
Synonyms
- Showy: Attracting attention in a gaudy or flashy way.
- Flamboyant: Strikingly bold or brilliant; conspicuously dashing and colorful.
- Over-the-top: Excessive or exaggerated.
- Hyped: Promoted with exaggerated and intensive publicity.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Làm rình rang: To make a fuss, to make a big show or commotion about something.
- Họ chỉ thích làm rình rang mọi chuyện lên. (They just like to make a big fuss about everything.)
- Pompous, ostentatious
- Được quảng cáo rình rangOstentatiously advertised