thừa ứa
Definition
- Adjective:
- Abundant to the point of excess; overflowing; more than enough: Describes a situation where there is a large surplus of something, often so much that it cannot be fully used or managed, leading to waste or a lack of necessity.
- Glutted; saturated: Indicates a state of being overfilled or oversupplied, commonly used for agricultural produce or tangible goods.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Mùa này, trái cây ở miền Tây thừa ứa. (This season, fruit in the Mekong Delta is abundant to the point of excess.)
- Sau vụ thu hoạch, khoai lang chất đống thừa ứa. (After the harvest, sweet potatoes were piled up in surplus.)
- Hàng hóa thừa ứa nhưng không có người mua. (Goods are glutted but there are no buyers.)
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries a connotation of inefficiency or wastefulness due to the surplus, rather than simply describing plenty. It implies the excess is problematic or unmanageable.
Variants and Related Words
- Thừa mứa (adj): A direct synonym, also meaning an excessive surplus.
- Thức ăn dư thừa mứa sau bữa tiệc. (There was an excessive surplus of food after the party.)
Synonyms
- Surplus: An amount left over when requirements have been met.
- Excess: An amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable.
- Glut: An excessively abundant supply of something.
- Overflowing: So abundant that it spills over.
Related Idioms
- Thừa thãi: More than enough; superfluous. While similar, "thừa thãi" can be used more broadly for intangible things (like time, words) and may not always imply the physical, problematic excess of "thừa ứa."
- Anh ấy nói toàn những lời thừa thãi. (He speaks nothing but superfluous words.)