rơm rác
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Definition
- 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.)