trống lổng

Túi của anh ấy trống lổng sau khi mua sắm.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Completely empty, utterly vacant: Describes a space, container, or situation that is totally devoid of contents. It emphasizes a state of absolute emptiness, often with a colloquial or regional tone.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Túi anh ta trống lổng, chẳng có một xu. (His pockets were completely empty, without a single penny.)
  • Căn phòng trống lổng, không một bóng người. (The room was utterly vacant, not a soul in sight.)
  • Sau vụ mùa thất bát, kho thóc trở nên trống lổng. (After the crop failure, the granary became completely empty.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "trống lổng" is often used in a figurative sense to describe abstract states of emptiness, such as a mind without thoughts or a promise without substance.
  • Lời hứa của hắn nghe thật trống lổng. (His promise sounded utterly hollow.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trống rỗng (adj): empty, hollow. This is a more standard synonym, while "trống lổng" carries a stronger, more emphatic, and sometimes more colloquial nuance.

  • Cái lọ trống rỗng. (The jar is empty.)

• Trống không (adj): empty, bare. Similar to "trống rỗng", but can also imply a bare, unfurnished state.

  • Căn nhà trống không. (The house is bare.)

Synonyms

• Completely empty
• Utterly vacant
• Totally hollow

Related Idioms

• While "trống lổng" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is used in expressive phrases to intensify the concept of emptiness.
  • Trống lổng như nhà cháy. (As empty as a burnt-down house.) – This simile emphasizes total emptiness.