giập gãy
Definition
- Adjective:
- Smashed and broken: Describes an object that has been crushed or hit with force, resulting in it being fractured, shattered, or broken into pieces. It emphasizes both the action of crushing (giập) and the result of breaking (gãy).
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sau vụ tai nạn, chiếc xe máy bị giập gãy hoàn toàn. (After the accident, the motorbike was completely smashed and broken.)
- Cành cây bị giập gãy sau trận bão lớn. (The tree branch was smashed and broken after the big storm.)
- Hộp bánh bị rơi xuống đất, giập gãy hết cả. (The box of cakes fell to the ground, all of them were smashed and broken.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is often used to describe severe physical damage to objects, typically from a strong impact or heavy force. It conveys a sense of total destruction or irreparable breakage.
Variants and Related Words
Giập (v): to crush, to dent by impact.
- Quả táo bị giập một bên. (The apple is bruised/crushed on one side.)
Gãy (v, adj): to break, to snap; broken.
- Cây thước nhựa này đã gãy. (This plastic ruler is broken.)
Synonyms
- Shattered: broken into many pieces.
- Crushed and broken: damaged by pressure and fracture.
- Demolished: completely destroyed.
Related Idioms
- While "giập gãy" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is a vivid descriptive compound often found in narratives describing damage or destruction.