Definition

1. Verb:
   • To vow or to swear repeatedly and emphatically: The act of making multiple solemn promises or oaths, often with strong emotional emphasis. It implies a repetitive or excessive declaration of commitment.
   • To pledge profusely: To declare one's sincerity or intentions through a series of earnest assurances.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta cứ thề thốt là sẽ thay đổi. (He kept swearing/vowing that he would change.)
  • Đừng thề thốt nữa, hãy hành động đi. (Stop making so many vows, just take action.)
  • Cô ấy thề thốt trước mặt mọi người rằng mình vô tội. (She swore profusely in front of everyone that she was innocent.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often carries a slightly negative or doubtful connotation, suggesting the promises may be excessive, insincere, or made in the heat of emotion without genuine intent to follow through.
  • Lời thề thốt của hắn chẳng đáng tin. (His profuse swearing is not trustworthy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thề (v): to swear, to vow. This is the core, single-action verb.
  • Anh ấy thề sẽ trung thành. (He swore to be loyal.)

Synonyms

• To swear repeatedly: To make many oaths.
• To vow emphatically: To promise with strong feeling.
• To pledge profusely: To give many earnest assurances.

Related Idioms

• While "thề thốt" itself is often used, a related concept is:
  • Thề non hẹn biển: To swear by the mountains and promise by the seas (to make extravagant, grandiose promises).

    • Thề non hẹn biển rồi lại quên ngay. (They made grand promises and then forgot immediately.)