Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Frivolous; Nonsensical: Describes speech, talk, or stories that lack seriousness, substance, or proper content. They are often said just for the sake of talking or for amusement.
   • Futile; Idle: Refers to promises, actions, or matters that are meaningless, pointless, or without real value or consequence.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Đừng nghe những chuyện tào lao đó. (Don't listen to that nonsense.)
  • Lời hứa của hắn chỉ là lời hứa tào lao. (His promise is just an idle promise.)
  • Chúng tôi ngồi uống cà phê và tán chuyện tào lao. (We sat drinking coffee and chatting about frivolous things.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used in casual, colloquial contexts to dismiss something as unworthy of serious attention.
• It can describe the nature of a topic itself or characterize the act of engaging in such talk.

Variants and Related Words

• Nói tào lao (v): To talk nonsense.
  • Nó chỉ biết nói tào lao. (He only knows how to talk nonsense.)

Synonyms

• Nonsensical: Lacking sense or meaning.
• Frivolous: Not having any serious purpose or value.
• Idle: Without purpose or effect; pointless.

Related Idioms

• Chuyện tào lao: Nonsense story; frivolous matter.

  • Mọi chuyện rồi cũng chỉ là chuyện tào lao. (In the end, everything is just nonsense.)

• Hứa tào lao: To make a futile or empty promise.

  • Đừng tin vào những lời hứa tào lao. (Don't believe in those idle promises.)

adj

1. futile, frivolous, idle