Tiếng Việt · Word Candidate

đánh mùi

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Meaning · English

to smell or sniff out something

Literally: hit smell

Examples

Cô ấy đánh mùi thấy có gì đó cháy trong bếpShe smelled something burning in the kitchen

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com Vietnamese-English dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-16; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “đánh mùi” mean?

to smell or sniff out something Literally: hit smell

Is “đánh mùi” formal or informal?

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

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