ấm ớ hội tề
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Mumbling like the village council — deliberately vague, neither confirming nor denying.
Literally: hemming and hawing like the communal board
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành 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 “ấm ớ hội tề” mean?
Mumbling like the village council — deliberately vague, neither confirming nor denying. Literally: hemming and hawing like the communal board
Is “ấm ớ hội tề” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.