Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Settled, concluded, finalized: Refers to a matter, situation, or decision that has been definitively resolved, decided, or brought to a clear and final conclusion. It implies no further discussion or change is expected.

Usage

• The word ngã ngũ is used to describe the final state of a discussion, negotiation, plan, or any matter that was previously undecided or pending. It emphasizes a decisive end point.
• It is typically used in formal or semi-formal contexts, often in writing or serious discussion.
• Common collocations: (the issue is settled), (the negotiation is concluded), (everything is finalized).

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Sau nhiều giờ thảo luận, phương án cuối cùng đã ngã ngũ. (After many hours of discussion, the final plan has been settled.)
  • Vụ kiện kéo dài ba năm cuối cùng cũng đã ngã ngũ. (The three-year-long lawsuit has finally been concluded.)
  • Mọi chi tiết cho chuyến đi đều đã ngã ngũ. (All the details for the trip have been finalized.)

Advanced Usage

• "chưa ngã ngũ": not yet settled/concluded.
  • Dự án vẫn còn nhiều vấn đề chưa ngã ngũ. (The project still has many issues that are not yet settled.)
• The phrase often carries a nuance of a process (like a discussion or debate) having reached its inevitable or logical endpoint.

Variants and Related Words

• Kết thúc (verb): to end, to finish. (Focuses on the act of ending rather than the state of being settled.)
• Kết luận (noun/verb): conclusion; to conclude. (Often refers to the final statement or decision itself.)
• Định đoạt (verb): to decide, to settle (often authoritatively).

Synonyms

• Đã xong: is done/finished.
• Đã quyết định: is decided.
• Đã ổn định: is stabilized/settled (in a broader sense).
• Đã có kết quả cuối cùng: has a final result.

Related Idioms

• "Đã rõ ngã ngũ": It is clearly/settled. (Emphasizes the clarity and finality of the outcome.)
  • Sau cuộc họp, mọi chuyện đã rõ ngã ngũ. (After the meeting, everything was clearly settled.)

1. Settled
   • Vấn đề còn phải bàn, chưa ngã ngũ ra sao cả
     The matter has not yet been settle and must be discussed further