Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

ậm à ậm ừ

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Meaning · English

Umming and ahing — grunting vaguely to dodge every question at hand.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

làm ra những âm thanh không rõ ràng để tránh trả lời câu hỏi

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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 “ậm à ậm ừ” mean?

Umming and ahing — grunting vaguely to dodge every question at hand.

Is “ậm à ậm ừ” formal or informal?

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

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