Definition

1. Phrase:
   • Done and not reversible / A fait accompli: Used to describe a situation, action, or event that is already completed and cannot be changed, undone, or argued against. It emphasizes finality and acceptance of the outcome.

Usage Examples

• Phrase:
  • Chuyện đã rồi, chúng ta nên chấp nhận. (It's a fait accompli; we should accept it.)
  • Họ kết hôn rồi, đã rồi cả rồi. (They are married now; what's done is done.)
  • Đừng tiếc nuối chuyện đã rồi. (Don't regret what is already done.)

Advanced Usage

• "Sự đã rồi": This nominalized form (literally "the state of being already done") is a common noun phrase meaning "a " or "an irreversible fact."
  • Chúng ta phải đối mặt với sự đã rồi. (We must face the fait accompli.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rồi (particle): Indicates completion of an action ("already" or "done").
  • Tôi ăn rồi. (I have already eaten.)

Synonyms

• Fait accompli: An accomplished fact, something that has already happened and must be accepted.
• Irreversible: Not able to be changed or reversed.
• Done deal: An agreement or action that is finalized.

Related Idioms

• Nước đổ lá khoai: (Like water poured on taro leaves) An idiom meaning efforts are wasted or a situation is irreversible, similar in sentiment to "spilt milk" or "water under the bridge."

  • Chuyện đó *nước đổ lá khoai rồi, đừng nghĩ nữa.* (That's water under the bridge; don't think about it anymore.)

• Chuyện đã rồi: A common collocation meaning "what's done is done."

  • Thôi, *chuyện đã rồi.* (Well, what's done is done.)

1. Done and not reversible, accompli (in " fait accompli")
   • Sự đã rồi
     Athing done and not reversible, a fait accompli