Definition

1. Adjective (slang):
   • Ruined, lost, done for, gone: Used to describe a situation, plan, or thing that has completely failed, been spoiled, or is beyond recovery. It often implies a sense of finality and loss.
   • Wasted, down the drain: Used to indicate that money, effort, or an opportunity has been completely lost with no benefit.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Kế hoạch đó giờ tong hết rồi. (That plan is completely ruined now.)
  • Món xốt thế là tong! (The sauce is done for!)
  • Thế là tong ba trăm ngàn. (And that's three hundred thousand down the drain.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "tong" is informal and carries a strong, often colloquial or vulgar tone, similar to "screwed" or "kaput" in English. It is typically used in exclamations to express frustration or resignation about a total loss.

Synonyms

• Hỏng: broken, spoiled.
• Tiêu đời (slang): done for, finished.
• Mất trắng: to lose completely.

Related Idioms

• Thế là tong: And that's it all gone / That's the end of it. This phrase is a common exclamation to conclude that something is completely lost.
  • Hỏng máy, thế là tong cả buổi đi chơi. (The car broke down, and that was the end of the whole outing.)