Definition

1. Noun:
   • Trash, rubbish, refuse: Refers to waste material, specifically a mixture of dry plant matter like straw (rơm) and general household or organic waste (rác). It denotes things that are discarded as worthless.
   • Something worthless, trivial matters: Used figuratively to describe things, information, or talk that is considered to have little or no value, importance, or substance.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Literal):

  • Sân nhà đầy rơm rác sau cơn bão. (The yard was full of trash and debris after the storm.)
  • Rơm rác được dùng để lót chuồng gia súc. (Straw and waste are used for animal bedding.)

• Noun (Figurative):

  • Đừng quan tâm đến những chuyện rơm rác ấy. (Don't pay attention to those trivial matters.)
  • Anh ấy chỉ đọc tin tức nghiêm túc, không xem những thứ rơm rác trên mạng. (He only reads serious news, not the trashy stuff online.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in a dismissive or contemptuous way to belittle the importance of objects, topics, or gossip.
  • Cuộc tranh cãi đó toàn là chuyện rơm rác. (That argument is all about trivial nonsense.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rác (n): Garbage, trash. A more common and general term for waste.

  • Đổ rác mỗi ngày. (Take out the trash every day.)

• Rơm (n): Straw. Dry stalks of grain plants.

  • Mũ nón làm bằng rơm. (A hat made of straw.)

Synonyms

• Trash: Worthless or discarded matter.
• Rubbish: Waste material; also used for worthless ideas.
• Debris: Scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed.
• Trivia: Matters of little importance.

Related Idioms

• Chuyện rơm rác: Trivial talk, insignificant stories.

  • Buổi họp chỉ toàn chuyện rơm rác, không giải quyết được vấn đề gì. (The meeting was full of trivial talk and didn't solve any problems.)

• Đồ rơm rác: Worthless things, junk.

  • Căn gác mái chứa toàn đồ rơm rác cũ. (The attic is full of old junk.)

noun

1. trash, rubbish