Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Muddy, turbid, cloudy: Describes a liquid that is not clear because it contains small, suspended particles of dirt, sediment, or other matter.
   • Murky, unclear: Used figuratively to describe something that is not pure, transparent, or clear in a non-physical sense, such as thoughts, intentions, or the atmosphere.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau cơn mưa lớn, nước sông trở nên vẩn đục. (After the heavy rain, the river water became muddy/turbid.)
  • Ly nước để lâu ngày bắt đầu vẩn đục. (The glass of water left for many days began to turn cloudy.)
  • Bầu không khí chính trị trở nên vẩn đục vì những tin đồn. (The political atmosphere became murky because of the rumors.)

Advanced Usage

• "lòng vẩn đục": A murky/impure heart; having dishonest or immoral intentions.
  • Kẻ có lòng vẩn đục khó mà che giấu được lâu. (A person with a murky heart can hardly hide it for long.)
• "vẩn đục tâm trí": A clouded/troubled mind.
  • Sự lo lắng khiến tâm trí anh ấy vẩn đục. (Worry clouded his mind.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vẩn (verb): To become cloudy or turbid; to appear (as a cloud or impurity).
  • Mây vẩn đen kịt. (Dark clouds gathered.)
• Đục (adjective): Opaque, not transparent; turbid.
  • Kính đục. (Frosted glass.)
• Vẩn vơ (adjective): Aimless, wandering (of thoughts, gazes).
  • Ánh mắt vẩn vơ. (A wandering gaze.)

Synonyms

• Đục ngầu: Very muddy/turbid.
• Lờ mờ: Dim, blurry, unclear.
• Không trong: Not clear.

Antonyms

• Trong: Clear, transparent.
• Trong suốt: Transparent, limpid.
• Trong vắt: Crystal clear.
• Tinh khiết: Pure.

noun

1. muddy, turbid