ù cạc
Definition
- Adjective:
- Stupid; foolish; empty-headed: Describes a person who lacks intelligence, common sense, or awareness. It implies a state of being dull-witted or not understanding anything.
- Senseless; inane: Can describe speech, ideas, or actions that are nonsensical or devoid of meaning.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Nó ù cạc, chẳng hiểu chuyện gì đang xảy ra. (He is stupid and doesn't understand what is happening.)
- Đừng nghe những lời ù cạc đó. (Don't listen to that senseless talk.)
- Cái kế hoạch đó nghe thật ù cạc. (That plan sounds really foolish.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is most commonly and emphatically used in its reduplicated form: "ù ù cạc cạc". This intensifies the meaning, emphasizing complete stupidity or cluelessness.
- Nó ù ù cạc cạc, chẳng biết gì cả. (He is utterly stupid and doesn't know anything at all.)
Variants and Related Words
- ù ù cạc cạc (adj): The reduplicated form, meaning completely stupid, utterly clueless.
Synonyms
- Stupid: lacking intelligence.
- Foolish: lacking good sense or judgment.
- Empty-headed: lacking sense or intelligence.
- Senseless: lacking meaning or purpose.
Related Idioms
- Biết như ù cạc / Biết gì mà nói: To know nothing about something (and therefore shouldn't speak). Equivalent to "not to have the faintest idea."
- Về chủ đề này, tôi biết như ù cạc. (Regarding this topic, I don't have the faintest idea.)