tắc tị
Definition
- Adjective:
- Completely blocked or clogged: Describes a state where a passage, pipe, or conduit is entirely obstructed, allowing no flow through it.
- At a complete standstill; totally stuck: Used figuratively to describe a situation, process, or traffic that has come to a complete halt with no movement or progress.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đường ống nước bị tắc tị. (The water pipe is completely clogged.)
- Sau vụ sập cầu, giao thông tắc tị cả ngày. (After the bridge collapse, traffic was at a complete standstill all day.)
- Dự án đang tiến hành thì đột nhiên tắc tị vì thiếu vốn. (The project was underway when it suddenly came to a complete halt due to lack of funds.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used for emphasis beyond the simpler word "tắc" (blocked). "Tắc tị" implies a more severe, absolute, and often frustrating state of blockage.
Variants and Related Words
- Tắc (adj): blocked, clogged, jammed. This is the root word, with "tắc tị" being a reinforced, emphatic form.
- Đường bị tắc. (The road is jammed.)
- Ứ tắc (n/v): congestion, to be congested.
- Ứ tắc giao thông (traffic congestion)
Synonyms
- Blocked: Obstructed.
- Clogged: Filled up and stopped.
- Gridlocked: (For traffic) completely unable to move.
- Stalled: Brought to a standstill.
Related Idioms and Expressions
- Tắc tị như nút chai: (Stuck tight like a cork) An idiom emphasizing something is utterly and immovably blocked.
- Đường vào trung tâm thành phố tắc tị như nút chai vào giờ cao điểm. (The road into the city center is gridlocked like a cork during rush hour.)