Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Filthy; extremely dirty and untidy: Describes a place or environment that is very unclean, often with visible dirt, grime, and disorder. It implies a state of neglect and poor hygiene.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Nhà cửa rếch rác. (The house is filthy.)
  • Sân sướng rếch rác. (The courtyard is filthy.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "rếch rác" is often used to emphasize a shocking or unacceptable level of dirtiness, beyond just being messy. It carries a connotation of squalor.

Variants and Related Words

• Bẩn thỉu (adj): filthy, dirty. A direct synonym, though "rếch rác" may have a slightly stronger visual emphasis on scattered, unkempt filth.
• Dơ bẩn (adj): dirty, unclean.

Synonyms

• Filthy: Very dirty.
• Squalid: Dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.
• Grubby: Dirty, especially on the surface.

Related Idioms

• While "rếch rác" itself is not commonly part of a fixed idiom, it is used descriptively in phrases like "sống trong cảnh rếch rác" (to live in filthy conditions).

1. Filthy
   • Nhà cửa rếch rác
     A filthy house
   • Sân sướng rếch rác
     A filthy courtyard