thảy thảy

Mọi vật thảy thảy đều được xếp gọn gàng vào trong chiếc hộp.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • All, entirely, without exception: Used to emphasize that a statement applies to every single person, thing, or part of a group, leaving none out. It conveys a sense of totality and completeness.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Mọi người thảy thảy đều đồng ý. (Everyone, without exception, agreed.)
  • Đồ đạc trong nhà thảy thảy đã được dọn sạch. (All the belongings in the house were cleared out entirely.)
  • Các dự án thảy thảy phải hoàn thành trước thứ Sáu. (All projects, without exception, must be completed by Friday.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "thảy thảy" is considered formal and somewhat literary in modern Vietnamese. It is often used for emphasis in written language or formal speech rather than in casual conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Thảy (adverb): A shorter, slightly more common variant meaning "all" or "entirely." It can sometimes be used interchangeably with "thảy thảy" but may feel less emphatic.
  • Nó lấy thảy cho tôi. (He took all of it for me.)

Synonyms

• Tất cả: All, everything.
• Toàn bộ: The whole, the entirety.
• Đều: All (used before verbs, e.g., - everyone...).

Related Idioms

• Thảy đều: An older phrasing similar to "thảy thảy," meaning "all are" or "without exception."
  • Khách mời thảy đều đã tới. (The guests have all arrived.)