Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Uninterruptedly, without a break, on end: Describes an action that continues for a long period without stopping or pausing.
   • In succession, consecutively: Indicates that events or actions follow one after another in an unbroken sequence.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Anh ấy làm việc ròng rã mười tiếng đồng hồ. (He worked for ten hours straight.)
  • Trời mưa ròng rã ba ngày liền. (It rained for three whole days on end.)
  • Cô ấy đọc sách ròng rã cả buổi tối. (She read books the entire evening without a break.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "ròng rã" often carries a connotation of the duration being perceived as long, tedious, or arduous. It emphasizes the continuous and sometimes exhausting nature of the period.
  • Họ đàm phán ròng rã hai tuần lễ. (They negotiated for two solid weeks.)

Variants and Related Words

• Liên tục (adv): continuously, incessantly. This is a more general synonym without the strong connotation of tedium.
• Không ngớt (phrase): without ceasing. A descriptive phrase similar in meaning.

Synonyms

• On end: For a long time without stopping.
• Uninterruptedly: Without any breaks or interruptions.
• Consecutively: In a sequence, one after another.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Ròng rã cả tháng: A whole month on end.
  • Dự án bị trì hoãn ròng rã cả tháng. (The project was delayed for a whole month straight.)
• While "ròng rã" itself is typically used as an adverbial phrase, it is commonly paired with time expressions (e.g., , ) to emphasize the unbroken duration.

1. Uninterrupted, without a break, on end
   • Đi ròng rã mấy ngày liền mới đến
     To get to destination only after walking severals days on end