Definition

1. Adjective (Tính từ):
   • Ruined, failed, done for, all up with: Used to describe a situation, plan, or thing that has completely failed, is irreparably damaged, or is beyond hope of success. It carries a colloquial and often slightly vulgar tone.
   • Nothing done, nothing achieved: Emphasizes a total lack of productive outcome.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Dự án đó hỏng kiểu rồi, không cứu được nữa đâu. (That project is done for; it can't be saved anymore.)
  • Nếu anh cứ làm thế thì mọi chuyện sẽ hỏng kiểu hết. (If you keep doing that, everything will be ruined.)
  • Thế là hỏng kiểu! (So that's it! / So it's all up!)

Advanced Usage

• Often used as an exclamation of frustration or finality when acknowledging a complete failure.
  • Hỏng kiểu thật rồi! (It's totally screwed now!)
• Can describe a person's state (e.g., health, reputation) in a very informal context.
  • Sau vụ scandal, danh tiếng của ông ta hỏng kiểu. (After the scandal, his reputation is finished.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hỏng (adj/verb): Broken, spoiled, failed. A more neutral and common term.
  • Cái máy tính bị hỏng. (The computer is broken.)
• Hỏng bét (adj, colloquial): Completely ruined, a more emphatic synonym.
  • Kế hoạch hỏng bét rồi. (The plan is completely ruined.)
• Tiêu đời (adj, slang): Done for, finished (often for people).
  • Nó tiêu đời rồi. (He's done for.)

Synonyms

• Thất bại hoàn toàn: Complete failure.
• Vô phương cứu chữa: Beyond remedy/repair.
• Tan tành: Shattered, in ruins.
• Fucked (vulgar, English equivalent in tone): A very strong, vulgar synonym for a ruined state.

Related Phrases

• Thế là hỏng kiểu: A common phrase meaning "So that's that," "So it's all over," or "So nothing has been achieved."
  • Chúng tôi đã cố gắng hết sức, nhưng thế là hỏng kiểu. (We tried our best, but so it's all up.)

Notes on Usage

• Register: This is a colloquial term (). It is informal and can be considered slightly vulgar (), so it is not suitable for formal writing or polite conversation.
• Context: It is typically used to express strong disappointment, resignation, or to state that a situation is hopeless. The phrase "Thế là hỏng kiểu" is a very common, set expression.

1. (thông tục) Nothing done, nothing achieved, all up with
   • Thế là hỏng kiểu
     So nothing has been done; so it's all up with it