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hết đời

Tên cướp bị cảnh sát bắn chết, thế là hết đời.

Definition
  1. Verb phrase (slang, often derogatory):
    • To die, to be dead and gone: Used to express that someone has died, often with a negative or dismissive connotation, implying the end of a wretched or despised existence. It emphasizes finality and removal.
    • To be finished, to be done for (figuratively): Can be used hyperbolically to mean someone's situation, reputation, or prospects are completely ruined, as if they were "dead" in a metaphorical sense.
Usage Examples
  • Literal (death):
    • Tên tội phạm nguy hiểm đó cuối cùng cũng đã hết đời. (That dangerous criminal is finally dead and gone.)
    • Thế là hết đời một kẻ phản bội. (And so, a traitor was dead and gone.)
  • Figurative (ruin):
    • Công ty phá sản, sự nghiệp của ông ta coi như hết đời. (The company went bankrupt, his career is as good as finished.)
Advanced Usage
  • The phrase carries a strong emotional charge, typically relief, contempt, or schadenfreude. It is not used in polite or neutral contexts (e.g., for a loved one).
  • It often appears in narratives, news about criminals, or in exclamations to mark the definitive end of something negative.
  • Structure: Often used with "thế là", "đã", or "cũng" to emphasize the concluded outcome.
    • Thế là hết đời! (That's the end of him!/He's done for!)
Variants and Related Words
  • Chết (v): To die (neutral term).
  • Từ trần, qua đời (v): To pass away (polite, formal).
  • Băng hà (v): To pass away (used for royalty).
  • Toi đời (v, slang): To die; to be ruined (similar derogatory force).
  • Hết số (v, slang): To have one's number up; to be fated to die.
Synonyms
  • Chết (v): To die.
  • Tắt thở (v): To breathe one's last.
  • Bỏ mạng (v, slang): To kick the bucket, to die (often in a context of misfortune).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
  • Hết đời hết kiếp: An intensified form meaning completely and utterly finished, for this life and beyond.
    • Tên lừa đảo đó giờ hết đời hết kiếp rồi. (That swindler is completely and utterly finished now.)
Related Idioms
  • Hết cách: To be out of options (different meaning, but shares the finality of "hết").
  • Đời cha ăn mặn, đời con khát nước: The sins of the father are visited upon the sons (uses "đời" meaning lifetime/generation).
hết đời

Tên cướp bị cảnh sát bắn chết, thế là hết đời.

  1. (nghĩa xấu) Be dead and gone
    • Thế là hết đời tên phản quốc
      So the traitor was dead and gone