ẩu

Thân thiện

Anh ấy lái xe rất ẩu trên đường phố.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Careless, Sloppy, Remiss: Describes an action performed without proper care, attention, or seriousness, leading to a poor or haphazard result. It implies a lack of thoroughness and diligence.
   • Rash, Hasty: Can describe a person or manner that is impulsive and acts without sufficient thought or consideration.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ấy làm việc rất ẩu. (He works very carelessly.)
  • Bài tập này bị chấm điểm thấp vì trình bày ẩu. (This homework got a low grade because it was presented sloppily.)
  • Đừng có ẩu như thế, phải suy nghĩ kỹ trước khi nói. (Don't be so rash; you must think carefully before speaking.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "ẩu" is often used in a moral or evaluative context to criticize someone's attitude or the quality of their work, suggesting irresponsibility.
• It can be combined with verbs to form common critiques:
  • Làm ẩu: to do carelessly.
  • Nói ẩu: to speak rashly/without thinking.

Variants and Related Words

• Ẩu đả (v): to brawl, to fight recklessly. This is a compound word where "ẩu" contributes the sense of disorderly, violent action.
  • Hai nhóm thanh niên ẩu đả trên phố. (Two groups of young men brawled in the street.)

Synonyms

• Careless: Lacking attention or consideration.
• Sloppy: Messy and lacking neatness or care.
• Haphazard: Lacking any obvious principle of organization.
• Rash: Acting without careful consideration.

Related Idioms

• Làm ẩu đoảng: to act in a hasty and bungling manner, combining carelessness with clumsiness.
  • Cứ làm ẩu đoảng thế này thì hỏng việc hết. (If you keep acting in this hasty and bungling way, you'll ruin everything.)

Học thuật

adj

1. Careless, remiss, lax
   • làm ẩu, nói ẩu
     to be careless in one's work and speech