卤莽 (lǔ mǎng) — rash, reckless, impetuous | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Means 'rash, reckless' — acting without thinking it through. Variant of 鲁莽; avoid using as a standalone word. (Refined for brevity.)

adjective

rashrecklessimpetuous

Examples

卤莽，。
Tā zuò shì tài lǔ mǎng le, zǒng shì méi xiǎng qīng chǔ jiù xíng dòng.
He is too rash in doing things, always acting without thinking clearly.
卤莽。
Zhè zhǒng lǔ mǎng de jué dìng kě néng huì dài lái yán zhòng de hòu guǒ.
This kind of reckless decision may bring serious consequences.
卤莽，。
Bié nà me lǔ mǎng, xiān tīng tīng bié rén de yì jiàn.
Don't be so impetuous; first listen to others' opinions.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

卤 “crude” and 莽 “rash” together describe a reckless, impetuous manner.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 滷; 卤 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 卤 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words it is 滷; in others it is 鹵.

氵鹵滷

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐ

Sound part声符shēngfú

鹵

鹵lǔ滷lǔ

Same sound today

The traditional form 滷 uses 氵 (water) with 鹵 for the sound; the simplified 卤 is a shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

茻

茻mǎng莽mǎng

Same sound today

莽 combines 茻, used for its sound, with 犬, a dog.

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