mê tơi
Definition
- Adjective:
- Completely shattered or broken into pieces: Describes an object that has been smashed or destroyed to a point where it is in many small fragments.
- Utterly exhausted or worn out: Used figuratively to describe a person who is completely fatigued, drained of energy, or in a state of physical collapse.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Chiếc bình rơi xuống đất, vỡ mê tơi. (The vase fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.)
- Sau trận đấu, các cầu thủ nằm mê tơi trên sân. (After the match, the players lay utterly exhausted on the field.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is informal and often used for dramatic emphasis to intensify the state of destruction or fatigue.
Variants and Related Words
- Tan tành (adj): smashed to smithereens, completely ruined.
- Cơn bão làm tan tành nhiều ngôi nhà. (The storm smashed many houses to pieces.)
Synonyms
- Shattered: broken into many pieces.
- Exhausted: drained of energy.
- Worn out: extremely tired.
Related Idioms
- Mệt mê tơi: to be dead tired, completely worn out.
- Làm việc cả ngày, tôi mệt mê tơi. (Working all day, I am dead tired.)