Tiếng Việt · Slang Attested

à mà thôi

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Meaning · English

'Ah— never mind' — the art of raising a thing and instantly retracting it.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nghệ thuật đề cập một vấn đề rồi ngay lập tức rút lại

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Literally: oh, but never mind

Examples

Định kể rồi lại à mà thôi.About to tell you — ah, never mind.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Tục ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “à mà thôi” mean?

'Ah— never mind' — the art of raising a thing and instantly retracting it. Literally: oh, but never mind

Is “à mà thôi” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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