Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Torn, ripped, split open: Describes something that has been torn or ripped, often in a long, linear manner, exposing what is inside. This is the most common meaning.
   • Satisfied, content (colloquial, slang): In modern, informal Vietnamese, especially among younger speakers, "toạc" can be used to mean feeling satisfied or content, often after achieving something or having one's desires met. This usage is derived from the idea of something being "opened up" or "released."

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Torn/Ripped):
  • Chiếc quần bị toạc một đường dài ở đùi. (The pants have a long tear on the thigh.)
  • Con mèo cào toạc tấm rèm. (The cat scratched and tore the curtain.)
• Adjective (Satisfied - informal):
  • Xem xong bộ phim ấy, tôi thấy toạc lắm! (After watching that movie, I felt really satisfied!)
  • Ăn no nê, toạc bụng rồi. (Ate until full, my stomach is content now.)

Advanced Usage

• "Nói toạc" / "Nói toạc móng heo": To speak bluntly, frankly, or without mincing words; to lay all the cards on the table. This idiom uses the core meaning of "toạc" (to split open) to metaphorically mean "to lay everything open."
  • Anh ấy thẳng thắn nói toạc mọi vấn đề ra. (He frankly laid all the issues out in the open.)
• "Toạc hết ra": To reveal/spill everything, to let it all out.
  • Cô ấy quyết định toạc hết ra sự thật. (She decided to spill the whole truth.)

Variants and Related Words

• Toạc ra (verb phrase): To tear open, to rip apart.
  • Gió mạnh toạc ra tấm bạt. (The strong wind tore the tarpaulin open.)
• Rách toạc (adjective phrase): Completely torn, ripped wide open. This is a common compound emphasizing the state.
  • Túi xách rách toạc, đồ đạc rơi hết. (The handbag was ripped wide open, and all the belongings fell out.)

Synonyms

• Rách (adj): Torn, ripped (general term).
• Xé (v): To tear (an action).
• Thoả mãn (adj): Satisfied (formal equivalent of the slang meaning).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Làm toạc: To cause a tear/rip.
  • Cẩn thận kẻo làm toạc giấy. (Be careful not to tear the paper.)

Related Idioms

• Nói toạc móng heo / Nói toạc ruột gan: To speak one's mind bluntly and honestly, holding nothing back.
  • Tôi sẽ nói toạc móng heo cho cậu nghe. (I'll tell you bluntly, holding nothing back.)

adj

1. satisfied