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