rối beng
Definition
- Adjective:
- In a muddle; in a mess; entangled: Describes a state of being very tangled, confused, or complicated, often to the point of being chaotic or difficult to sort out. It emphasizes a high degree of disorder.
- Chaotic; in disarray: Indicates a situation or thing that is extremely messy and lacks any order.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sợi dây bị rối beng. (The string is all tangled up.)
- Công việc đang rối beng, không biết giải quyết thế nào. (The work is in a complete muddle; I don't know how to resolve it.)
- Sau trận bão, khu vườn trở nên rối beng. (After the storm, the garden became chaotic.)
Advanced Usage
- "làm rối beng": to mess something up badly; to entangle something completely.
- Đứa trẻ làm rối beng cuộn len. (The child tangled up the ball of yarn.)
- "rối beng như tơ vò": (idiomatic simile) as tangled as a spider's web; used to describe an extremely complicated and confusing situation.
- Vụ án này rối beng như tơ vò. (This case is as tangled as a spider's web.)
Variants and Related Words
- Rối (adj): tangled, messy, complicated. (A less intense form of "rối beng").
- Rối rắm (adj): complicated, intricate, knotty (often used for abstract problems).
- Bòng bong (adj, n): tangled mess; a state of confusion and entanglement (similar to "rối beng").
Synonyms
- Lộn xộn: disorderly, messy.
- Hỗn độn: chaotic, tumultuous.
- Bừa bộn: untidy, cluttered.
Related Phrases
- Rối như canh hẹ: (idiom) as tangled as chive soup; meaning extremely confused and complicated.
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In a muddle; entangled
