tuốt tuột

tuốt tuột

Họ đã ăn tuốt tuột đĩa bánh trên bàn.

Definition

  1. Adverb:

    • Completely, entirely, all of it: Used to emphasize that every single part or item is included, affected, or removed, leaving nothing behind. It conveys a sense of totality and thoroughness.

  2. Adjective (colloquial):

    • Whole, entire: Describes a collection or group from which nothing is excluded.
Usage Examples

  • Adverb:

    • Nó ăn tuốt tuột cái bánh. (He ate the entire cake.)
    • Tôi quên tuốt tuột những gì đã học. (I forgot everything I had learned.)
    • Cô ấy bán tuốt tuột đống sách cũ. (She sold off the whole pile of old books.)

  • Adjective:

    • Một món nợ tuốt tuột. (A debt for the whole amount.)
    • Lũ trẻ ăn hết tuốt tuột kẹo. (The children ate up all the candy.)
Advanced Usage
  • Often used for dramatic effect in speech to stress completeness. It can imply an action done in one swift, decisive motion.
    • Hắn ta khai tuốt tuột ra với cảnh sát. (He confessed everything to the police.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Tuốt (adv): A shorter, more informal form meaning "all" or "completely."
    • Ăn tuốt đi! (Eat it all!)
Synonyms
  • Tất cả: all.
  • Hoàn toàn: completely, entirely.
  • Hết sạch: all gone, used up.
Related Idioms
  • Tuốt tuột cả nải: (Literally: the whole hand of bananas) Means taking or losing everything in one go.
    • Công ty thua lỗ, mất tuốt tuột cả nải. (The company lost money, losing the whole lot.)