xong đời

Definition

1. Phrase (slang, vulgar):
   • To be finished / to be done for: A crude and emphatic expression meaning to die, to meet one's end, or to be completely finished, often in a dramatic or final sense.
   • To be over / to be kaput: Can be used hyperbolically to indicate that something is completely ruined, broken, or has reached its absolute end.

Usage Examples

• Phrase:
  • Nó bị bắn trúng, xong đời rồi. (He was shot, he's done for.)
  • Cái máy này hỏng nặng, xong đời nó rồi. (This machine is badly broken, it's finished.)
  • Nếu ông chủ phát hiện, chúng ta xong đời. (If the boss finds out, we're finished.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is highly informal and carries a vulgar connotation. It is typically used in spoken language among peers, not in formal or polite contexts.
• It often conveys a sense of irreversible finality or doom, whether referring to death or a catastrophic failure.

Variants and Related Words

• Xong (v): to finish, to complete.
  • Tôi đã xong bài tập. (I have finished my homework.)
• Hết đời (phrase): to end one's life; a less vulgar synonym for dying.
  • Cụ ấy đã hết đời ở tuổi 95. (He ended his life at age 95.)

Synonyms

• To die: to cease to live.
• To be finished: to be brought to an end or ruin.
• To be doomed: to be destined for failure or destruction.

Related Idioms

• Xong đời xong kiếp: An intensified form emphasizing finality across this life and the next, meaning "completely and utterly finished."
  • Làm thế này là xong đời xong kiếp đấy. (Doing it this way means you're completely finished.)
• Tiêu đời (slang): Similar vulgar slang meaning "to be done for" or "to die."
  • Chiếc xe đó lao xuống vực, tiêu đời. (That car plunged off the cliff, it's done for.)