Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Wide open: Describes something, typically a door, window, or container, that is opened fully or flung open to its maximum extent, creating a large, unobstructed opening.
   • Completely exposed or revealed: Used figuratively to describe a situation, secret, or space that has become fully exposed, laid bare, or made public.

2. Adverb:

   • Widely, fully open: Modifies a verb (like "open" or "swing") to indicate the manner of opening—doing so fully and without restriction.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cửa sổ để toang. (The window is wide open.)
  • Sau vụ bê bối, mọi chuyện đã toang rồi. (After the scandal, everything is out in the open.)
• Adverb:
  • Cô ấy đẩy toang cánh cửa. (She pushed the door wide open.)

Advanced Usage

• "toang hoác": An intensified form of "toang," emphasizing a state of being gaping, very wide open, or completely broken/ruined.
  • Chiếc vali bị vỡ toang hoác. (The suitcase was broken wide open/smashed.)
• "toang toác": Similar to "toang hoác," used to describe something torn or split open with a loud sound or a state of complete disclosure.
  • Bí mật bị phơi bày toang toác. (The secret was exposed completely.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mở toang (verb phrase): to fling open, to open wide.
  • Anh ta mở toang cửa chào đón khách. (He flung the door open to welcome the guests.)

Synonyms

• Wide open: Fully open.
• Gaping: Wide open, often in an undesirable way.
• Exposed: Laid bare, made visible.

Related Idioms

• "Toang như cái chợ vỡ": As noisy and chaotic as a disrupted market; used to describe a scene of utter chaos or a secret that has become public knowledge causing commotion.
  • Tin đồn lan ra, cả văn phòng toang như cái chợ vỡ. (The rumor spread, the whole office was in complete chaos.)
• "Làm toang": To cause something to be revealed or ruined; to mess something up completely.
  • Một câu nói vô ý có thể làm toang cả kế hoạch. (One careless remark can blow the whole plan.)