Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Suddenly, abruptly, all of a sudden: Describes an action or event that happens quickly and unexpectedly, without warning.

Usage

• Position in Sentence: Typically placed at the beginning of a clause or sentence to modify the entire action that follows. It can also be used before a verb phrase.
• Function: Used to emphasize the sudden, surprising, or unanticipated nature of an event.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Đánh đùng một cái, hắn đổi ý kiến. (All of a sudden, he changed his mind.)
  • Đánh đùng, trời đổ mưa như trút nước. (Suddenly, it started pouring rain.)
  • Cô ấy đánh đùng đứng dậy bỏ đi. (She abruptly stood up and left.)

Advanced Usage

• "đánh đùng một cái": A common reinforcing phrase meaning "all at once," "in an instant." It adds more emphasis to the suddenness.
  • Đánh đùng một cái, cả căn nhà chìm trong bóng tối. (All at once, the whole house was plunged into darkness.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bất thình lình / Thình lình (adv): Suddenly, unexpectedly. These are more common synonyms.
• Đột ngột (adj/adv): Sudden, suddenly. Can function as an adjective or adverb.
• Phụt (adv): An informal word suggesting something happening in a burst or spurt (e.g., - to go out suddenly). It conveys a similar sense of abruptness but is more specific.

Synonyms

• Bất ngờ: Unexpectedly.
• Chợt: Suddenly (often for a brief thought or realization).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Đang êm đềm bỗng đánh đùng": A phrase describing a situation that was calm and then suddenly became turbulent or problematic.
  • Cuộc họp đang êm đềm bỗng đánh đùng vì một ý kiến trái chiều. (The meeting was going smoothly until it suddenly became chaotic due to a conflicting opinion.)

1. All of a sudden
   • Đánh đùng một cái, hắn đổi ý kiến
     All of a sudden, he changed his mind