đầu môi chót lưỡi

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Meaning · English

Lip-edge and tongue-tip talk — words offered from the mouth only, not the heart.

Literally: edge of lip, tip of tongue
Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “đầu môi chót lưỡi” mean?

Lip-edge and tongue-tip talk — words offered from the mouth only, not the heart. Literally: edge of lip, tip of tongue

Is “đầu môi chót lưỡi” formal or informal?

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