Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

ăn làm sóng, nói làm gió

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Meaning · English

Making waves of meals and wind of words — stirring commotion out of eating and talking alike.

Literally: eat in waves, speak in wind

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “ăn làm sóng, nói làm gió” mean?

Making waves of meals and wind of words — stirring commotion out of eating and talking alike. Literally: eat in waves, speak in wind

Is “ăn làm sóng, nói làm gió” formal or informal?

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

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