cháy túi

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cháy túi

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Definition

Tính từ (Adjective) / Thành ngữ (Idiom): - Broke, cleaned out, penniless: Describes a state of having completely run out of money, especially after spending it all. It often implies a sudden or complete loss of funds. - To be broke: The state of having no money left.

Usage Examples
  • As an adjective (describing a state):
    • Sau chuyến du lịch dài ngày, tôi hoàn toàn cháy túi. (After the long trip, I am completely broke.)
    • Tháng này tiêu nhiều quá, cuối tháng là cháy túi ngay. (I spent too much this month, so I'm broke by the end of it.)
  • Describing an event that causes the state:
    • Canh bạc đó khiến anh ta cháy túi. (That gambling session left him cleaned out.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Sạch túi" or "cạn túi": These are close synonyms meaning "to be completely out of money." "Cháy túi" is the most vivid and colloquial.
    • Đi shopping một buổi là tôi sạch túi. (One afternoon of shopping and my wallet is empty.)
  • Used to emphasize a total loss, not just being low on funds. It conveys a sense of having nothing left.
Variants and Related Words
  • Hết tiền (v): To run out of money. (A more neutral and common phrase).
    • Tôi đã hết tiền rồi. (I have run out of money.)
  • Viêm màng túi (idiom, humorous): Literally "inflamed wallet membrane," a jocular way to say one is broke.
  • Túng quẫn (adj): To be in financial straits, destitute. (A stronger term implying hardship).
Synonyms
  • Broke: Having no money.
  • Penniless: Without a penny; completely without money.
  • Cleaned out: Having spent or lost all of one's money.
  • Flat broke (emphatic): Completely without money.
Related Idioms
  • Cháy túi itself functions as a common Vietnamese idiom. There is no direct phrasal verb equivalent, as it is a fixed descriptive phrase.
  • Hết sạch tiền: To be all out of money. (Literal and direct synonym).
Notes on Different Meanings

"Cháy túi" has only one core meaning related to finance. It does not refer to a literal fire ("cháy" = to burn) in this context. The imagery is of a wallet being "burned" empty. It is informal and colloquial.

cháy túi

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  1. (thông tục) Cleaned out
    • canh bạc cháy túi
      to be cleaned out in a gambling session