Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

chết lặng

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Meaning · English

Struck silent — so shocked or moved that sound and motion stop; the freeze that comes before tears or words.

Literally: die into silence

Examples

Nghe tin trường cũ giải thể, thầy chết lặng hồi lâu.Hearing his old school was closing, the teacher stood frozen a long while.

Editorial example (batch 046)

Sources & notes

Discovered via slangviet.com (headword reference only; definition and example written independently for Idiomer). Retrieved 2026-08-05. Reference page: slangviet.com/phrases/chet-lang.

Common questions

What does “chết lặng” mean?

Struck silent — so shocked or moved that sound and motion stop; the freeze that comes before tears or words. Literally: die into silence

Is “chết lặng” formal or informal?

chết lặng is generally informal.

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