Definition

1. Adverb:

   • Categorically; systematically; thoroughly; completely: Used to emphasize the absolute, thorough, or systematic nature of an action or state.
   • (Vulgar) To hit; to beat: To strike someone, often implying a beating.

2. Verb:

   • (Dialectal, archaic) To command an ox to turn left while plowing: A term used by plowmen to direct an ox to turn in the opposite direction of "vắt" (turn right).

Usage Examples

• Adverb:

  • Anh ta đổ riệt lỗi cho tôi. (He categorically blamed me for the mistake.)
  • Cô ấy từ chối riệt lời đề nghị đó. (She flatly refused that offer.)
  • Họ bị đánh riệt một trận. (They were given a thorough beating.)

• Verb:

  • Người nông dân hô "riệt" để trâu quay trái. (The farmer shouted "riệt" to make the buffalo turn left.)

Advanced Usage

• "đổ riệt (lỗi/trách nhiệm)": To place blame or responsibility on someone categorically and completely.

  • Không nên đổ riệt trách nhiệm cho một cá nhân. (One should not place all the blame/responsibility squarely on one individual.)

• "từ chối riệt": To refuse something outright, flatly, or absolutely.

  • Công ty từ chối riệt cáo buộc tham nhũng. (The company categorically denied the corruption allegations.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rịt (Dialectal): Tightly, firmly, closely. Often interchangeable with "riệt" in some dialectal meanings (e.g., to hold firmly).
  • Giữ rịt lấy tay con. (To hold one's child's hand tightly.)

Synonyms

• Triệt để: Thoroughly, completely.
• Dứt khoát: Decisively, categorically.
• Thẳng thừng: Bluntly, flatly.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Đánh riệt: (Vulgar) To beat someone up thoroughly.
  • Bọn côn đồ định đánh riệt anh ấy. (The thugs intended to beat him up badly.)

Related Idioms

• (Không common in standard idioms): The word "riệt" itself is not typically found in common idioms. Its usage is more direct in phrases like those listed above.

1. (địa phương) như rịt