Day tay mắm miệng
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Meaning · English
To be unable to repay a favor
Literally: hold fish sauce hand, mouth
Examples
Anh ấy day tay mắm miệng với tôi vì tôi đã giúp anh ấy trong khó khănHe is unable to repay me for helping him in his difficult time
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb 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 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Day tay mắm miệng” mean?
To be unable to repay a favor Literally: hold fish sauce hand, mouth
Is “Day tay mắm miệng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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