tơi bời
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Definition
Adjective: - Shattered, torn to pieces, in complete disarray: Describes a state of being utterly destroyed, broken apart, or reduced to fragments, often due to a violent force or extreme impact. It conveys a sense of total ruin and disorder. - Utterly defeated, routed: Used to describe a state of being completely overwhelmed or vanquished, especially in a conflict.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Sau cơn bão, khu vườn trở nên tơi bời. (After the storm, the garden was shattered to pieces.)
- Quân địch bị đánh cho tơi bời. (The enemy forces were utterly routed.)
- Căn phòng tơi bời sau vụ nổ. (The room was in complete disarray after the explosion.)
Advanced Usage
- "tan tơi bời": An intensified form meaning "completely and utterly shattered/disintegrated."
- Giấc mơ của anh ấy tan tơi bời. (His dream was completely shattered.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tơi tả (adj): Similar meaning, describing a state of being tattered, ragged, or in a pitiful condition, often due to hardship or attack.
- Áo quần tơi tả. (Tattered clothes.)
- Tan tành (adj): Broken into pieces, destroyed.
- Cửa kính vỡ tan tành. (The glass door broke into pieces.)
Synonyms
- Nát bét: Smashed to pulp, completely crushed.
- Tan hoang: Devastated, laid waste, desolate.
- Thảm bại: Crushing defeat, disastrous failure (specifically for the "defeated" sense).
Idioms and Common Phrases
- "Đánh cho tơi bời": To beat/thrash soundly; to rout completely.
- Đội nhà đánh cho đối thủ tơi bời. (The home team thrashed the opponent soundly.)
- "Tơi bời như canh hẹ": A simile comparing a state of utter mess or disarray to a bowl of chopped chives (a proverbial expression for extreme disorder).
- Căn phòng bừa bộn tơi bời như canh hẹ. (The room was messy and in complete disarray.)