tràn lan
Definition
- Adjective:
- Widespread / Rampant: Describes something (often negative or undesirable) that spreads over a wide area or among many people in an uncontrolled, pervasive manner.
- Rambling / Diffuse: Describes speech or writing that is long-winded, unfocused, and strays from the main point.
Usage Examples
- Adjective (Widespread):
- Tin đồn thất thiệt đang tràn lan trên mạng xã hội. (False rumors are spreading rampantly on social media.)
- Nạn hàng giả tràn lan trên thị trường. (Counterfeit goods are rampant in the market.)
- Adjective (Rambling):
- Bài phát biểu của ông ấy quá tràn lan, không có trọng tâm. (His speech was too rambling and lacked focus.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used to describe abstract phenomena like trends, problems, or information that propagate uncontrollably.
- Sự bi quan tràn lan trong giai đoạn suy thoái. (Pessimism is widespread during the recession.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tràn (v): to overflow, to spill over.
- Nước tràn ra khỏi bể. (The water overflowed from the tank.)
- Lan tràn (v): to spread, to proliferate (similar meaning to the adjective "tràn lan" but used as a verb).
- Căn bệnh lan tràn khắp cộng đồng. (The disease spread throughout the community.)
Synonyms
- Rampant: (of something bad) growing or spreading unchecked.
- Widespread: found or distributed over a large area or number of people.
- Pervasive: spreading widely throughout an area or group of people.
- Rambling: (of speech or writing) lengthy and confused or inconsequential.
Related Idioms
- Nói tràn lan: to speak in a rambling, off-topic manner.
- Đừng nói tràn lan, hãy đi thẳng vào vấn đề. (Don't ramble; get straight to the point.)