mồm mép
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun:
- Tongue; way of speaking; glibness: Refers to a person's manner or skill in speaking, particularly emphasizing fluency, persuasiveness, or slick talk. It often carries a connotation of being overly talkative or insincere.
- Gift of the gab: The natural ability to speak easily and persuasively, often in a charming or clever way.
Adjective:
- Glib; loquacious; slick-tongued: Describes a person who is very talkative, fluent, or persuasive in speech, sometimes implying a lack of sincerity or substance.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Thằng bé mồm mép gớm. (The little boy has a real gift of the gab.)
- Đừng nghe theo cái mồm mép của hắn. (Don't listen to his slick talk.)
Adjective:
- Anh ta là một người rất mồm mép. (He is a very glib person.)
- Cô ấy mồm mép nên dễ thuyết phục khách hàng. (She is loquacious, so she easily persuades customers.)
Advanced Usage
- "mồm mép đỡ chân tay": An idiom meaning "to use words as a substitute for action" or "to be all talk and no action," implying someone who talks a lot but does little practical work.
- Hắn ta chỉ giỏi mồm mép đỡ chân tay. (He is only good at using words to make up for a lack of action.)
Variants and Related Words
- Mồm loa mép giải (adj): Loud-mouthed, blatantly talkative; often used to describe someone who is vocally defensive or denies things noisily.
- Khuyết điểm rành rành nhưng cứ mồm loa mép giải chối phăng. (To loud-mouthedly deny an obvious mistake.)
Synonyms
- Glibness: Smooth, persuasive speech.
- Loquaciousness: The quality of being very talkative.
- Gift of the gab: Natural eloquence or persuasive speaking ability.
Related Idioms
- Mồm mép đều giả: Literally "both mouth and lips are fake," meaning deceitful or insincere speech.
- Lời hứa của hắn, mồm mép đều giả. (His promises are all deceitful talk.)
- Tongue
- Mồn mép đều giảA caddish tongue
- Gift of the gad
- Thằng bé mồm mép gớmThe littleboy has real gift of the gad
- Mồm loa mép giảiLoud-mouthed, loud-spoken
- Khuyết điểm rành rành nhưng cứ mồm loa mép giải chối phăng.To loud-mouthedly deny an obvious mistake