hết trọi

Thân thiện

Cái bình nước trên bàn đã cạn hết trọi.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Completely, utterly, entirely: Indicates that something is exhausted, used up, or finished to the last bit. It emphasizes a state of total depletion or absence.
   • Without exception, all: Used to stress that every single item or person in a group is included or affected.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Tiền tiêu hết trọi rồi. (The money is completely spent/all gone.)
  • Bánh mì ăn hết trọi, không còn một mẩu nào. (The bread was eaten up entirely, not a single crumb left.)
  • Cả lớp hết trọi đều đồng ý với đề xuất đó. (The whole class, without exception, agreed with that proposal.)

Advanced Usage

• "hết trọi hết trơn": An intensified form of "hết trọi," meaning completely and utterly exhausted, leaving absolutely nothing behind. It carries a stronger emphatic tone.
  • Kho hàng hết trọi hết trơn sau đợt giảm giá. (The warehouse was completely cleaned out after the sale.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hết sạch: Completely gone, all used up. (Synonymous, slightly less colloquial than "hết trọi").
• Hết nhẵn: Completely gone, polished off (often used for food or consumables).
• Cạn kiệt: To be depleted, exhausted (more formal, often for resources).

Synonyms

• Hoàn toàn: Completely, wholly.
• Tuyệt đối: Absolutely.
• Sạch sẽ: Cleanly, all gone (in the context of consumption).

Notes on Usage

• Register: "Hết trọi" is a colloquial, informal expression commonly used in spoken Vietnamese, particularly in the Southern dialect. It is less common in formal writing.
• Emphasis: The word adds strong emphasis to the verb "hết" (to finish, to be gone). It is not typically used in neutral statements.
• Scope: It can refer to both tangible things (money, food) and intangible things (ideas, patience) being completely used up or exhausted.

Học thuật

1. như hết sạch

Idioms

• Hết trọi hết trơn
  như hết trọi (ý mạnh hơn)