bóp cổ bưng miệng
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Meaning · English
To suppress or silence someone completely
Literally: pinch the neck and cover the mouth
Examples
Họ đã bóp cổ bưng miệng anh ta để anh ta không thể nói gìThey silenced him completely so he couldn't say anything
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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 “bóp cổ bưng miệng” mean?
To suppress or silence someone completely Literally: pinch the neck and cover the mouth
Is “bóp cổ bưng miệng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.