tám dã

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Definition

1. Adjective (colloquial):
   • A great many; a huge amount; extremely plentiful: Used to emphasize a very large, often overwhelming, quantity of something, typically physical objects or countable items.

Usage Examples

• (There is a huge amount of rice in the storage bin.)
• (There's a mountain of work still not finished.)
• (There are loads of children in the park.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "tám dã" is considered informal or rustic speech (). It is used for vivid, hyperbolic emphasis rather than precise measurement and is more common in spoken language or descriptive narratives.

Variants and Related Words

• Tá lả (adj, colloquial): A huge number; heaps of. Often used similarly for emphasis on quantity.
  • Đồ ăn ở đây nhiều tá lả. (There's heaps of food here.)

Synonyms

• Rất nhiều: Very many.
• Vô số: Countless, innumerable.
• Chất đống: In piles; heaps of.
• Nhiều vô kể: An uncountable number.

Related Idioms

• Nhiều như nước: As plentiful as water (idiom for abundance).
  • Lúa năm nay nhiều như nước. (This year's rice is as plentiful as water.)
• Nhiều vô thiên lủng: An extremely large, immeasurable amount (colloquial idiom).
  • Khách hàng đến nhiều vô thiên lủng. (Customers came in droves.)