Definition

1. Verb:
   • To switch abruptly / to jump suddenly: Refers to changing topics, thoughts, or focus in a sudden, unexpected, and often illogical manner, without a smooth transition.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy đang nói về kinh tế, bỗng nhiên xọ sang chuyện bóng đá. (He was talking about economics, then suddenly jumped to the topic of football.)
  • Đừng có xọ từ chuyện này sang chuyện khác. (Don't switch abruptly from one subject to another.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "xọ" is almost exclusively used in the specific idiomatic pattern "chuyện nọ xọ chuyện kia" or its variations (e.g., ). This pattern describes a conversational digression or a non-sequitur.

Variants and Related Words

• Chuyện nọ xọ chuyện kia (idiomatic phrase): To jump from one topic to another; to make a sudden and illogical shift in conversation.
  • Cuộc nói chuyện của họ chỉ là chuyện nọ xọ chuyện kia. (Their conversation was just jumping from one topic to another.)

Synonyms

• To digress: To stray from the main topic.
• To jump (from one thing to another): To change subjects suddenly.
• To make a non-sequitur: To state a conclusion that does not logically follow from the previous statement.

Related Idioms

• Chuyện nọ xọ chuyện kia: The primary idiom containing this word. It is equivalent to the English idioms "to jump from one thing to another" or "to go off on a tangent."
  • Bài viết này mạch lạc, không có kiểu chuyện nọ xọ chuyện kia. (This essay is coherent, without that jumping from one thing to another.)