Definition

1. Verb:
   • To slip of the tongue; to make a verbal slip: "nhịu mồm" describes the action of accidentally saying one word or sound instead of another while speaking.
   • To misspeak; to have a slip of the tongue: It refers to a minor, unintentional error in speech.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tôi xin lỗi, tôi vừa nhịu mồm. (I'm sorry, I just had a slip of the tongue.)
  • Cô ấy hơi căng thẳng nên nhịu mồm vài lần trong bài phát biểu. (She was a bit nervous, so she misspoke a few times during the speech.)
  • Đừng lo, ai cũng có lúc nhịu mồm mà. (Don't worry, everyone slips up sometimes.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị nhịu mồm": to be tongue-tied; to experience a slip of the tongue.
  • Anh ấy bị nhịu mồm khi đọc tên khách mời. (He got tongue-tied when reading the guest's name.)
• "nói nhịu mồm": to speak with a slip; to misspeak.
  • Bà ấy già rồi, thỉnh thoảng nói nhịu mồm. (She's old now and occasionally misspeaks.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nói lỡ lời (verb): to say something unintended; to blurt out. (This can imply a more significant or regrettable verbal mistake compared to the typically minor "nhịu mồm".)
• Lỡ miệng (verb): to slip and say something; similar to "nói lỡ lời".
• Lapsus (noun, from Latin/French): a slip, error. (A more formal, borrowed term.)

Synonyms

• Nói sai: to say incorrectly.
• Nói nhầm: to say the wrong thing; to confuse words.

Related Phrases

• "Nói vấp": to stumble over words; to falter in speech. (This focuses more on fluency issues rather than substituting one word for another.)
• "Nói ngọng": to have a lisp; to pronounce words incorrectly due to a speech habit or impediment. (This is a chronic pronunciation issue, not an occasional slip.)

Related Idioms

• "Ăn nói lỡ làng": to speak carelessly or incoherently. (This describes a broader pattern of unclear speech, not a single slip.)
• "Khẩu thị tâm phi": (Literally: The mouth says what the heart doesn't mean). This classical Sino-Vietnamese idiom describes saying something unintentional, which is related to the concept of a verbal slip.