tan cửa nát nhà
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Gate shattered, house crushed — ruin completed at the architectural level.
Literally: door dissolved, house crumbled
Examples
Cờ bạc làm tan cửa nát nhà.Gambling smashed gate and house alike.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “tan cửa nát nhà” mean?
Gate shattered, house crushed — ruin completed at the architectural level. Literally: door dissolved, house crumbled
Is “tan cửa nát nhà” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.