Definition

Động từ (Verb): - To make a slip of the tongue; to misspeak: To accidentally say one word or sound instead of another while speaking, often due to speaking quickly or nervously.

Usage

The word "nhịu" is almost exclusively used in the fixed phrase "nói nhịu", which functions as a verb phrase meaning "to make a verbal slip". - Anh ấy căng thẳng nên nói nhịu tên của khách mời. (He was nervous, so he made a slip of the tongue with the guest's name.) - Cô giáo bảo tôi đừng nói nhịu chữ "l" và "n". (The teacher told me not to mix up the sounds "l" and "n".) - Tôi xin lỗi, tôi vừa nói nhịu. Ý tôi là "thứ ba", không phải "thứ tư". (I'm sorry, I just misspoke. I meant "Tuesday", not "Wednesday".)

Advanced Usage

• "Hay nói nhịu": To have a tendency to misspeak or to frequently make slips of the tongue.
  • Cậu bé ấy hay nói nhịu khi phát biểu trước đám đông. (That boy often misspeaks when speaking in front of a crowd.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nói lắp (v): To stutter. (This refers to a different speech disfluency involving repetition or prolongation of sounds, not substitution.)
• Nói ngọng (v): To have a lisp; to pronounce words incorrectly, often from a speech impediment. (This is a more chronic or habitual mispronunciation, not a one-time slip.)

Synonyms

• Nói sai (v): To say something incorrectly. (This is more general and can refer to factual errors, not just verbal slips.)
• Nhầm lẫn khi nói (phrase): To confuse while speaking.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• "Ăn nói nhịu nhịt": To speak with frequent slips of the tongue; to be tongue-tied or inarticulate.
  • Cô ấy lo lắng đến mức ăn nói nhịu nhịt trong buổi phỏng vấn. (She was so nervous that she was tongue-tied and misspeaking during the interview.)

1. cũng nói nói nhịu Say one word for another, make a slip of the tongue