Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Shattered / Broken into pieces: Describes an object that has been physically destroyed, fragmented, or reduced to ruins.
   • Devastated / Heartbroken: Describes a state of extreme emotional distress, sorrow, or psychological ruin.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Physical Destruction):
  • Thành phố tan nát sau chiến tranh. (The city lay in ruins after the war.)
  • Chiếc bình rơi xuống đất tan nát. (The vase fell to the ground and shattered.)
• Adjective (Emotional State):
  • Cô ấy tan nát lòng khi nghe tin. (She was heartbroken upon hearing the news.)
  • Trái tim anh ta tan nát vì thất tình. (His heart was shattered because of the failed relationship.)

Advanced Usage

• Used metaphorically to describe the complete collapse or ruin of abstract concepts like plans, hopes, or finances.
  • Kế hoạch của họ tan nát hoàn toàn. (Their plans were completely ruined.)
  • Công ty đó giờ đã tan nát. (That company is now in ruins.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nát tan (adj): A synonymous, often more emphatic, form meaning utterly shattered or destroyed.
  • Căn nhà bị bom đánh nát tan. (The house was blown to pieces by a bomb.)
• Tan hoang (adj): Describes a state of being laid waste, devastated, or in desolate ruin, often on a larger scale.
  • Cánh đồng tan hoang sau cơn bão. (The fields were devastated after the storm.)

Synonyms

• Shattered: Broken into many pieces.
• Devastated: Completely destroyed or emotionally crushed.
• Ruined: In a state of complete destruction or collapse.
• Heartbroken: Suffering from overwhelming distress.

Related Idioms

• Tan nát cõi lòng: An intensified phrase meaning "the innermost heart is shattered."
  • Tin dữ khiến cô tan nát cõi lòng. (The bad news shattered her very soul.)
• Tan cửa nát nhà: Describes a state of utter ruin, especially of a home or family fortune.
  • Cơn bão làm nhiều gia đình tan cửa nát nhà. (The storm left many families with their homes destroyed and lives ruined.)

adj

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