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chỉ là hiểu lầm thôi

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Meaning · English

"It's just a misunderstanding" — the de-escalation phrase; "thôi" at the end shrinks the whole affair back to size.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

làm giảm căng thẳng

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Literally: it is only a misunderstanding

Examples

Hai bên bình tĩnh lại, chỉ là hiểu lầm thôi mà.Everyone calm down — it's just a misunderstanding.

Editorial example (batch 048)

Sources & notes

Headword discovered via the English Wikivoyage Vietnamese phrasebook (CC BY-SA; definition and example written independently for Idiomer). Retrieved 2026-08-05.

Topics: Everyday talk

Common questions

What does “chỉ là hiểu lầm thôi” mean?

"It's just a misunderstanding" — the de-escalation phrase; "thôi" at the end shrinks the whole affair back to size. Literally: it is only a misunderstanding

Is “chỉ là hiểu lầm thôi” formal or informal?

chỉ là hiểu lầm thôi is generally informal.

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