Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

cười hở mười cái răng

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Meaning · English

A laugh that bares all ten teeth — mirth past the limit of grace.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Cười vui đến mức không còn kìm nén

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Literally: laughing open ten teeth

Examples

Vô duyên chưa kìa, cười hở mười cái răng.How graceless — laughing all ten teeth wide.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “cười hở mười cái răng” mean?

A laugh that bares all ten teeth — mirth past the limit of grace. Literally: laughing open ten teeth

Is “cười hở mười cái răng” formal or informal?

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

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