toèn toẹt
Definition
- Adjective:
- Completely, utterly, or outright: Used to emphasize the totality, bluntness, or undisguised nature of an action, statement, or revelation. It often carries a connotation of something being said or done in a frank, unreserved, or sometimes shockingly direct manner.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ta kể toàn bộ câu chuyện một cách toèn toẹt. (He told the whole story outright.)
- Cô ấy từ chối lời đề nghị toèn toẹt. (She refused the offer point-blank.)
- Sự thật được phơi bày ra toèn toẹt. (The truth was laid bare completely.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is almost always used adverbially in practice, modifying a verb to describe how an action (especially speaking, revealing, or refusing) is performed with total openness and no attempt to conceal.
Variants and Related Words
- Toẹt (adj/adv): Often used in similar contexts meaning bluntly or outright. "Toèn toẹt" is an intensified, reduplicative form of "toẹt."
- Nói toẹt ra, tôi không đồng ý. (To speak bluntly, I do not agree.)
Synonyms
- Outright: Without reservation or concealment.
- Bluntly: In a direct and uncompromising manner.
- Frankly: In an open, honest, and direct way.
- Completely: Totally; wholly.
Related Idioms
- Nói toạc ra / Nói toẹt ra: To speak bluntly, to state something plainly without sugarcoating.
- Để tôi nói toẹt ra cho mà nghe. (Let me spell it out for you.)