rắc rối tơ
Definition
- Adjective:
- Extremely complicated or tangled: Describes a situation, matter, or story that is exceptionally complex, messy, and difficult to understand or resolve. The word "tơ" (silk) intensifies "rắc rối" (troublesome), evoking the image of fine, knotted silk threads.
- Very troublesome: Indicates a state of affairs that causes significant difficulty, annoyance, or inconvenience.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Công việc này rắc rối tơ, không biết bao giờ mới xong. (This task is extremely complicated; I don't know when it will be finished.)
- Mối quan hệ của họ trở nên rắc rối tơ. (Their relationship has become terribly tangled.)
- Vụ án hình sự đó rắc rối tơ, cảnh sát vẫn đang điều tra. (That criminal case is extremely knotty; the police are still investigating.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is often used in informal or literary contexts to add vivid, figurative emphasis. It is stronger than using "rắc rối" alone.
Variants and Related Words
Rắc rối (adj): troublesome, complicated.
- Tình huống rắc rối. (A troublesome situation.)
Phức tạp (adj): complex, complicated.
- Vấn đề kỹ thuật phức tạp. (A complex technical problem.)
Synonyms
- Extremely tangled
- Exceedingly complicated
- Knotty
- Convoluted
Related Idioms
- Rối như tơ vò: (tangled like silk in a nest) - A very common idiom with a nearly identical meaning, describing a state of extreme confusion or complication.
- Sự việc rối như tơ vò. (The affair is tangled like a silk nest.)