ầm-ầm như sét đánh lỗ tai

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Meaning · English

Shocking or surprising news

Literally: loud like thunder hitting the ear

Examples

Tin tức về việc công ty phá sản lan truyền nhanh và gây ra phản ứng ầm-ầm như sét đánh lỗ taiThe news of the company's bankruptcy spread quickly and caused a reaction that was shocking

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Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “ầm-ầm như sét đánh lỗ tai” mean?

Shocking or surprising news Literally: loud like thunder hitting the ear

Is “ầm-ầm như sét đánh lỗ tai” formal or informal?

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