Definition

1. Adverb / Pronoun:
   • All; every single one; the whole lot; entirely; completely: "Tất thảy" is used to refer to the entirety of a group or the complete amount of something, leaving nothing and no one out. It emphasizes totality and inclusiveness.

Usage Examples

• As a pronoun:

  • Tất thảy đều đồng ý. (All agreed. / Every single one agreed.)
  • Anh ấy đã ăn hết tất thảy. (He ate all of it. / He ate the whole lot.)

• As an adverb:

  • Cô ấy tất thảy tin tưởng vào anh. (She completely trusts him.)
  • Căn phòng tất thảy im lặng. (The room fell entirely silent.)

Advanced Usage

• "tất thảy mọi người": all people, everyone without exception.

  • Tất thảy mọi người đều phải tuân thủ luật lệ. (All people must obey the rules.)

• "tất thảy mọi thứ": all things, everything.

  • Tôi sẽ kể cho bạn nghe tất thảy mọi thứ. (I will tell you everything.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tất cả (pronoun/adverb): all, everything. This is the more common and slightly less formal synonym for "tất thảy".
  • Tất cả chúng tôi đều sẵn sàng. (All of us are ready.)

Synonyms

• All
• Every one
• The entirety
• The whole
• Completely

Related Idioms

• Một mất một còn: (lit. one lost, one remains) a life-or-death struggle. While not containing "tất thảy," it shares a sense of absolute, total stakes.
• Được ăn cả, ngã về không: (lit. win all or lose all) all or nothing. This idiom reflects the totalizing concept similar to "tất thảy."