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