lẫn lộn

Vietnamese

Etymology

lẫn (“confused”) +‎ lộn (“confused”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lən˦ˀ˥ lon˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ləŋ˧˨ loŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ləŋ˨˩˦ loŋ˨˩˨]

Adjective

lẫn lộn

utterly confused or befuddled
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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