ít nói
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Taciturn / Reserved: Describes a person who speaks very little; someone who is habitually quiet and not inclined to conversation.
- Close-mouthed / Reticent: Indicates a tendency to be silent, especially about one's own thoughts, feelings, or affairs.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Anh ấy là người rất ít nói. (He is a very taciturn person.)
- Cô ấy trông lạnh lùng và ít nói. (She appears cold and reserved.)
- Trong cuộc họp, anh ấy chỉ ngồi im và ít nói. (During the meeting, he just sat quietly and said little.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase can describe a permanent character trait or a temporary state in a specific situation.
- Sau sự cố, cô ấy trở nên ít nói hẳn. (After the incident, she became much more withdrawn.)
Variants and Related Words
Trầm tính (adj): calm, introverted. This often overlaps with ít nói but emphasizes a calm demeanor rather than just speech quantity.
- Bạn tôi trầm tính nhưng không phải lúc nào cũng ít nói. (My friend is introverted but not always taciturn.)
Kín miệng (adj): tight-lipped, secretive. This focuses on deliberately not revealing information.
- Về vụ án, cảnh sát rất kín miệng. (Regarding the case, the police are very tight-lipped.)
Synonyms
- Taciturn: Habitually silent or uncommunicative.
- Reticent: Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.
- Reserved: Slow to reveal emotions or opinions.
- Quiet: Making little or no noise; characterized by little conversation.
Related Idioms and Proverbs
"Ít nói nhiều làm": (Say little, do much). Describes a person who is a person of action rather than words.
- Ông chủ mới theo châm ngôn ít nói nhiều làm. (The new boss follows the motto of saying little and doing much.)
"Nước sâu thường chảy chậm, người sâu sắc thường ít nói": (Deep water runs slow, profound people often speak little). Similar to the English "Still waters run deep."
- Đừng đánh giá anh ấy qua vẻ ngoài; người sâu sắc thường ít nói mà. (Don't judge him by his appearance; profound people are often quiet.)
adj
- telling little; close-mouthed
- kẻ ít nói là kẻ đáng sợ nhấtStill water run deep