Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Trifling; insignificant; of little value or importance: Describes things that are miscellaneous, petty, or trivial, often implying a lack of organization or substantial worth.
   • Mixed and disorderly; jumbled: Refers to a collection or situation that is杂乱, containing a variety of minor, often unrelated, elements.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cửa hàng đó bán toàn đồ tạp nhạp. (That store sells only trifling/miscellaneous items.)
  • Anh ấy cứ lo những chuyện tạp nhạp. (He keeps worrying about trifling matters.)
  • Căn phòng chứa đầy những thứ tạp nhạp. (The room is full of jumbled, insignificant stuff.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe abstract concepts like affairs, thoughts, or society, implying a lack of focus or quality.
  • Những suy nghĩ tạp nhạp cứ hiện lên trong đầu. (Trifling thoughts keep appearing in my mind.)
  • Một xã hội tạp nhạp. (A mixed and disorderly society.)

Variants and Related Words

• Linh tinh (adj): miscellaneous, assorted. Often used similarly to but can sometimes imply things being scattered.
• Vụn vặt (adj): petty, fragmentary. Emphasizes small, broken pieces or minor details.

Synonyms

• Trivial: of little value or importance.
• Petty: of little significance; minor.
• Miscellaneous: consisting of various types; mixed.
• Jumbled: mixed in a confused way.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Đồ tạp nhạp: trifling things; odds and ends.
  • Hộp này đựng toàn đồ tạp nhạp. (This box contains only odds and ends.)
• Chuyện tạp nhạp: trivial/petty matters.
  • Đừng quan tâm đến mấy chuyện tạp nhạp ấy. (Don't pay attention to those petty matters.)

adj

1. trifling