nhuần miệng
Definition
- Adjective:
- Fluent or smooth from practice: Describes speech, recitation, or a spoken text that has become smooth, effortless, and habitual through repeated practice. It implies the words flow easily from the mouth without stumbling.
- Well-practiced (for speaking or eating): Can describe an action, like eating a particular food, that has been done so often it feels natural and familiar.
Usage Examples
- Adjective: (The child read the poem many times, so it is now very fluent/smooth.) (Eat this dish for a few meals to get used to it.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in educational or learning contexts, emphasizing the result of diligent repetition to achieve automaticity in verbal performance.
Variants and Related Words
- Thuần thục (adj): proficient, skilled. This is a broader synonym for mastery in a skill, not limited to speech.
- Trôi chảy (adj): fluent, flowing. Often used for language fluency (e.g., speaking a foreign language fluently), while specifically implies fluency gained through rote practice of a specific text.
Synonyms
- Fluent (from practice)
- Smooth (in delivery)
- Well-rehearsed
- Practiced
Related Idioms
- Học cho nhuần nhuyễn: to learn something thoroughly until it becomes second nature. This is a closely related concept, with implying a deeper, more comprehensive mastery than , which focuses on oral fluency.