thác loạn
Definition
- Adjective:
- Chaotic / Turbulent / Disorderly: Describes a state of extreme confusion, disorder, or lack of control, often in a mental, emotional, or social context. It implies a wild, unruly, or tumultuous condition.
- Dissolute / Debauched: Can describe a state of moral decay, licentiousness, or indulgence in reckless and excessive behavior, often of a sensual nature.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tâm trí cô ấy thác loạn sau tin đó. (Her mind was in turmoil after that news.)
- Thành phố chìm trong cảnh thác loạn sau cuộc biểu tình. (The city was plunged into chaos after the protest.)
- Cuộc sống thác loạn của hắn đầy rượu chè và cờ bạc. (His dissolute life was full of drinking and gambling.)
Advanced Usage
- This word is literary and carries a strong negative connotation. It is often used to describe internal psychological states or large-scale social disorder, rather than simple physical messiness.
- It can modify abstract nouns like "tinh thần" (spirit/mind), "cuộc sống" (life), "xã hội" (society), or "cảnh tượng" (scene).
Variants and Related Words
- Hỗn loạn (adj): chaotic, tumultuous. Often used more for physical or social disorder.
- Giao thông hỗn loạn vào giờ cao điểm. (Traffic is chaotic during rush hour.)
- Rối loạn (adj/v): disordered, disturbed; to disorder. Often used in clinical or technical contexts (e.g., mental disorder).
- rối loạn tâm thần (mental disorder)
Synonyms
- Chaotic: in a state of complete confusion and disorder.
- Turbulent: characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion.
- Dissolute: overindulging in sensual pleasures; licentious.
Related Idioms
- Sống thác loạn: to live a dissolute/debauched life.
- Anh ta bỏ mặc gia đình để sống thác loạn. (He abandoned his family to live a dissolute life.)