lụn bại
Definition
- Verb:
- To fall into ruin: To enter a state of severe, irreversible decline, collapse, or decay, often referring to finances, business, or spirit.
- To be decadent / to decay: To deteriorate morally, economically, or in vitality, reaching a point of hopelessness.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Công ty đó đã hoàn toàn lụn bại. (That company has completely fallen into ruin.)
- Tinh thần anh ấy ngày càng lụn bại. (His spirit is increasingly decaying.)
- Họ lụn bại vì cờ bạc. (They were ruined because of gambling.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "lụn bại" often carries a strong connotation of a final, irreversible state of downfall, more severe than simple decline. It is frequently used in formal or literary contexts to describe total failure.
Variants and Related Words
- Suy bại (v): to degenerate, to decline (often morally or in quality).
- Phá sản (v): to go bankrupt (specifically financial/legal ruin).
- Tàn lụi (v): to wither away, to fade into oblivion.
Synonyms
- To be ruined: To be brought to a state of financial or material destruction.
- To decay: To undergo decomposition or a gradual decline in quality or vitality.
- To collapse: To fall down or give way completely.
Related Idioms
- Lụn bại tinh thần: spiritual/moral decay.
- Sau thất bại, anh ta rơi vào tình trạng lụn bại tinh thần. (After the failure, he fell into a state of spiritual decay.)
verb
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to fall into ruin
