rối bung
Definition
- Adjective (informal):
- Extremely tangled or messy: Describes a state of severe physical entanglement or disorder, often of threads, strings, hair, or wires.
- Chaotic and confused: Describes a situation, plan, or state of mind that is thoroughly disordered, complicated, and difficult to manage or understand.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sợi dây sau cơn bão bị rối bung hết cả. (The ropes were all extremely tangled after the storm.)
- Kế hoạch trở nên rối bung vì có quá nhiều thay đổi. (The plan became utterly chaotic because there were too many changes.)
- Tóc cô ấy rối bung sau khi đội mũ bảo hiểm. (Her hair was a complete mess after wearing the helmet.)
Advanced Usage
- Used for emphasis to intensify the state of confusion or messiness beyond the simpler word "rối" (tangled).
- Often implies a sense of things coming apart or being uncontrollably disordered.
Variants and Related Words
- Rối (adj): tangled, messy, confused. The root word, less intense than "rối bung".
- Rối bời (adj): tangled, chaotic, perplexing. A near-synonymous formal variant.
- Rối tung (adj): all in a tangle, completely messed up. Another informal synonym with similar meaning and intensity.
Synonyms
- Tangled: twisted together untidily.
- Chaotic: in a state of complete confusion and disorder.
- Messed up: informal for something in a state of disorder.
Related Idioms
- Đầu óc rối bung: (one's mind is in a complete mess).
- Công việc dồn dập khiến đầu óc tôi rối bung. (The piled-up work made my mind a complete mess.)