xoắn
Definition
Adjective (Slang):
- Completely exhausted or depleted: Used to describe a state of being utterly worn out, having no energy or resources left.
- Completely broke or destitute: Describes having no money whatsoever; being penniless.
Adjective (Slang):
- Just enough; neither more nor less: Refers to an amount that is precisely sufficient, with no excess or shortfall.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Làm việc cả ngày, tôi thấy xoắn cả người. (Working all day, I feel completely exhausted.)
- Sau chuyến du lịch, nó xoắn cả tiền. (After the trip, he is completely broke.)
- Tôi có số tiền vừa xoắn để mua vé. (I have just enough money to buy the ticket.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is informal and often carries a vivid, emphatic tone. It can be used to intensify the state of being depleted.
- "xoắn củ tỏi": A stronger, more vulgar slang variant meaning "completely and utterly exhausted" or "totally broke."
Variants and Related Words
- Xoắn xuýt (v): To twist or to be entwined. This is the standard, non-slang verb related to the physical action of twisting.
- Hai sợi dây xoắn xuýt vào nhau. (The two strings are twisted together.)
Synonyms
- Exhausted: Drained of energy.
- Penniless: Having no money.
- Precisely enough: An exact, sufficient amount.
Related Idioms
- Xoắn cả tiền: To be completely out of money.
- Cuối tháng, sinh viên thường xoắn cả tiền. (At the end of the month, students are often completely broke.)