lẫn lộn

Vietnamese

Etymology

lẫn (“confused”) +‎ lộn (“confused”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lən˦ˀ˥ lon˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ləŋ˧˨ loŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ləŋ˨˩˦ loŋ˨˩˨]

Adjective

lẫn lộn

  1. utterly confused or befuddled
  2. utterly confusing, messy or chaotic
    vui buồn lẫn lộn ― when you're not entirely sure you're happy or sad; all the happy and sad times you've been through
    thật giả/thiện ác/chính tà lẫn lộn ― when the line between truth and falsehood/good and bad/just and evil is completely blur
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