Definition

1. Adverb:
   • To finish speaking: Used to indicate that someone has concluded their speech or statement.
   • To be at a loss for words (due to strong emotion): Used to express an inability to find more words, often because of intense feelings like admiration, gratitude, or frustration.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Sau bài phát biểu, ông ấy nói: "Tôi xin hết lời". (After the speech, he said: "I have finished speaking.")
  • Cô ấy hết lời cảm ơn sự giúp đỡ của mọi người. (She was profuse in her thanks for everyone's help. / Literally: She thanked everyone until she was at a loss for words.)
  • Tôi đã giải thích hết lời mà anh ta vẫn không hiểu. (I explained until I had no words left, but he still didn't understand.)

Advanced Usage

• "hết lời ca ngợi/khen ngợi": to praise profusely; to be unable to praise enough.
  • Giám khảo hết lời khen ngợi phần trình diễn của thí sinh. (The judges were full of praise for the contestant's performance.)
• "hết lời biện giải/bào chữa": to exhaust all arguments in defense; to have no more excuses.
  • Anh ta đã hết lời biện giải cho hành động của mình. (He exhausted all arguments defending his actions.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hết ý (idiomatic): To have said everything one intended; to have no more to add. Often used similarly to "hết lời" but can imply the completeness of the thought rather than the speech itself.
  • Tôi nói thế là hết ý rồi. (That's all I have to say on the matter.)

Synonyms

• Kết thúc lời nói: To conclude one's speech.
• Không còn gì để nói: To have nothing left to say.

Related Idioms

• Hết lời hết ý: To speak with utmost sincerity and thoroughness; to leave nothing unsaid.
  • Bà ấy khuyên bảo con cái hết lời hết ý. (She advised her children with complete sincerity and thoroughness.)
• Nói hết lời: To say everything one has to say; to speak one's mind fully.
  • Trong cuộc họp, anh ấy đã nói hết lời về những bất cập của dự án. (In the meeting, he spoke his mind fully about the project's shortcomings.)

1. Finish speaking
   • xin cảm ơn tất cả các vị, tôi xin hết lời
     Thank you all, I have finished speaking
2. Exhaust one's argument (words)
   • Đã hết lời mà không có kết quả gì
     To have exhausted one's arguments without any results
   • Hết lời khen
     to be unable to find any more words of praise for someone