Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To hit the mark / to guess correctly: The phrase "trúng mom" means to accurately guess or identify someone's hidden intention, unspoken thought, or secret desire. It implies a precise and often surprising alignment with what another person is privately thinking.
   • To touch a nerve: It can also mean to say something that directly and correctly addresses a sensitive or core issue, often causing a reaction because it is so accurate.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Anh ấy đoán trúng mom ý định của tôi. (He correctly guessed my intention.)
  • Lời nói của cô ấy trúng mom nỗi lo sợ thầm kín của anh. (Her words hit right on his secret fear.)
  • Tôi chỉ đùa thôi, không ngờ lại trúng mom. (I was just joking, I didn't expect to hit the mark.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is often used in contexts involving psychology, prediction, or interpersonal communication where understanding unstated feelings is key.
• It carries a nuance of accidental or insightful accuracy, rather than a calculated analysis.

Variants and Related Words

• Trúng tủ (verb phrase): Literally "to hit the cabinet," meaning to have studied precisely the material that appears on an exam.
  • Nó trúng tủ nên thi rất tốt. (He got lucky with the exam topics so he did very well.)
• Đoán trúng (verb): to guess correctly.
  • Cô ấy đoán trúng số điểm của tôi. (She guessed my score correctly.)

Synonyms

• Hit the nail on the head: to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.
• Read someone's mind: to know what someone is thinking without them saying it.
• Touch a raw nerve: to upset someone by talking about a subject they are sensitive about.

Related Idioms

• Trúng phóc: to be exactly right or accurate, often by chance.
  • Lời tiên đoán của ông ấy trúng phóc. (His prediction was spot on.)
• Nói trúng tim đen: to say something that hits someone's deepest, most vulnerable spot.
  • Câu phê bình đó nói trúng tim đen anh ta. (That criticism hit him right in his core.)