Definition

1. Interjection:
   • A command to be silent: A strong, direct, and often rude order telling someone to stop talking immediately.
   • An expression of anger or frustration: Used to demand silence, typically in an argument or when someone is being annoying.

Usage Examples

• Interjection:
  • Im mồm! Tôi không muốn nghe thêm lời nào nữa! (Shut your mouth! I don't want to hear another word!)
  • Nó chỉ nói được một câu thì bị bố quát: "Im mồm!". (He had only said one sentence when his father yelled, "Shut up!")

Advanced Usage

• This phrase is considered very impolite and confrontational. It is used in informal, heated situations, often among people who know each other well or in hostile exchanges. It is not used in formal or polite conversation.
• The rudeness can be slightly softened by adding "đi" (a particle used for urging), making it "Im mồm đi!", though it remains a strong command.

Variants and Related Words

• Im đi (interjection): Shut up. (Slightly less vulgar but still very direct.)
• Câm mồm (interjection): Shut your mouth. (Synonymous and equally rude.)
• Im lặng (verb): To be silent. (A neutral, descriptive verb, not a command.)
• Trật tự (interjection/noun): Be quiet / Order. (A more formal command, like "Order!" or "Quiet!" often used by authorities.)

Synonyms

• Shut up: (Most common equivalent in tone and meaning.)
• Be quiet: (A less aggressive command.)
• Hold your tongue: (An idiomatic, slightly more formal command to stop speaking.)
• Cut the cackle: (British English slang meaning to stop talking nonsense or to be quiet.)

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs/Idioms)

• Biết điều thì im (idiom): If you know what's good for you, keep quiet. (A threatening way to tell someone to be silent.)
• Im như thóc (idiom): To be as silent as husked rice; to be completely silent. (A descriptive idiom for a state of silence, not a command.)

1. Shut your mouth! Cut your cackle! shut up!