Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Spotlessly clean, immaculate: Describes a state of being extremely clean, without any dirt, dust, or stains whatsoever. It emphasizes a pristine, polished condition.
   • Completely empty or cleared out: Used colloquially to describe a container, space, or surface that has been emptied or wiped so thoroughly that nothing remains.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Căn bếp mới lau sạch bong. (The newly mopped kitchen is spotlessly clean.)
  • Sau khi dọn dẹp, tủ lạnh trống sạch bong. (After cleaning, the refrigerator is completely empty.)
  • Cô ấy luôn giữ cho đôi giày trắng sạch bong. (She always keeps her white shoes immaculate.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase "sạch bong sạch bẻng" is an intensified, more colloquial reduplication of "sạch bong," adding emphasis and a rhythmic quality. It means the same: utterly and completely clean or empty.
  • Lũ trẻ ăn hết bánh kẹo, sạch bong sạch bẻng. (The kids ate all the candies, leaving nothing behind.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sạch sẽ (adj): clean, tidy. This is a more general and common term for cleanliness.

  • Căn phòng rất sạch sẽ. (The room is very tidy.)

• Sạch tinh (adj): perfectly clean. Similar to "sạch bong" but slightly less colloquial.

  • Mặt bàn thủy tinh sạch tinh. (The glass tabletop is perfectly clean.)

Synonyms

• Spotless: completely clean.
• Immaculate: perfectly clean and tidy.
• Pristine: in its original clean condition.

Related Idioms

• Sạch nước cản: (literally: clean enough to see the bottom) often used to describe a clear conscience or transparent situation, but can relate to thoroughness.
  • Kế toán sổ sách sạch nước cản. (The accountant's books are completely transparent/clean.)

adj

1. spotlessly clean, spotless