sáo mép

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sáo mép

Anh ta chỉ là một kẻ sáo mép, toàn hứa suông mà không bao giờ thực hiện.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A chatterbox, a windbag: A person who talks a lot, especially in a boastful or empty way, without taking meaningful action.
    • Empty talk, bluster: Speech that is full of boasts or promises but lacks substance or follow-through.

  2. Adjective (used predicatively):

    • To be all talk (and no action), to be full of hot air: Describing a person who habitually talks big but does not act accordingly.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • Đừng nghe lời hắn, hắn chỉ là một thằng sáo mép. (Don't listen to him; he's just a chatterbox.)
    • Những lời hứa của gã sáo mép đó chẳng đáng tin. (The promises of that windbag are not trustworthy.)

  • Adjective (predicative use):

    • Nó rất sáo mép, hứa nhiều nhưng chẳng làm gì cả. (He's all talk, making many promises but doing nothing.)
    • Anh ta nghe có vẻ tự tin, nhưng thực ra chỉ sáo mép thôi. (He sounds confident, but in reality, he's just full of hot air.)
Advanced Usage

  • "chỉ là sáo mép": to be merely empty talk; emphasizes the lack of substance.

    • Kế hoạch của họ nghe hay đấy, nhưng e rằng chỉ là sáo mép. (Their plan sounds good, but I'm afraid it's just empty talk.)

  • "thói sáo mép": the habit of being a chatterbox; refers to the characteristic behavior.

    • Anh ấy cần bỏ ngay thói sáo mép đó đi. (He needs to drop that habit of being all talk immediately.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Khoác lác (verb): To boast, to brag. (Focuses more on the act of boasting itself).
  • Ba hoa (verb/adjective): To talk nonsense, to blabber; a chatterer. (Similar meaning, often interchangeable with "sáo mép").
  • Nổ (slang, verb): To talk big, to exaggerate wildly. (A more modern, informal synonym).
Synonyms
  • All mouth (and no action): (Idiom) Exactly equivalent in meaning.
  • Windbag: (Noun) A person who talks a lot about unimportant things.
  • Blowhard: (Noun) A boastful, talkative person.
Related Idioms
  • "Nói như rồng leo, làm như mèo mửa": (Vietnamese idiom) Literally "Talks like a dragon climbing, acts like a cat vomiting." Means to talk ambitiously but perform pathetically; perfectly captures the essence of "sáo mép".
  • "Hứa hươu hứa vượn": (Vietnamese idiom) To make empty, unrealistic promises; closely related to the concept of "sáo mép".
sáo mép

Anh ta chỉ là một kẻ sáo mép, toàn hứa suông mà không bao giờ thực hiện.

  1. Be a chatterbox
    • Nó chỉ sáo mép
      He's a mere chatterbox; he's all mouth [and no action]