Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

bé cái lầm

[ʔɓɛ˧˦ kaːj˧˦ ləm˨˩] 🎙 Say it

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Meaning · English

(verb) to blunder, to make an embarrassing mistake

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

làm sai hoặc mắc lỗi ngớ ngẩn

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Verb

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Nhưng sau đó, mới ngộ ra mình đã “bé cái lầm”, ông ấy nói tiếng Ý: Ciao!But then [the journalist] realised they were embarassingly wrong; he had spoken Italian: Ciao!

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Topics: Children

Common questions

What does “bé cái lầm” mean?

(verb) to blunder, to make an embarrassing mistake

Is “bé cái lầm” formal or informal?

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

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