Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To become clear / to be clarified: Refers to a situation, truth, or matter that is finally understood or resolved after a period of confusion, discussion, or investigation.
   • To dawn on someone / to have a realization: Describes the moment when someone suddenly understands or realizes something they did not grasp before.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Mọi chuyện giờ đã vỡ lẽ. (Everything has now become clear.)
  • Sau cuộc nói chuyện, tôi mới vỡ lẽ ra nguyên nhân vấn đề. (After the conversation, the cause of the problem finally dawned on me.)
  • Câu chuyện mãi sau này mới vỡ lẽ. (The story was only clarified much later.)

Advanced Usage

• "vỡ lẽ ra": This is the most common form, emphasizing the process of the realization or clarification becoming apparent.
  • Nghe xong lời giải thích, anh ấy vỡ lẽ ra. (After hearing the explanation, it dawned on him.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hiểu ra (v): to understand, to comprehend (a simpler, more direct synonym for the realization aspect).
  • Cuối cùng cô ấy cũng hiểu ra. (She finally understood.)
• Sáng tỏ (adj): clear, clarified (often describes a situation that has become clear).
  • Mọi nghi ngờ đã trở nên sáng tỏ. (All doubts have become clear.)

Synonyms

• To be clarified: To become free from confusion or ambiguity.
• To dawn on someone: To become suddenly apparent or understood.
• To be elucidated: To be made clear or explained (more formal).

Related Idioms

• Vỡ ra một điều: To realize something (similar in meaning, focusing on the discovery).
  • Anh ta chợt vỡ ra một điều quan trọng. (He suddenly realized something important.)