Tiếng Việt · Idiom Candidate

đen tối

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

pitch-dark

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tối sầm

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

dark (generally speaking)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tối sầm

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

perverted; in the gutter

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

độc ác

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

cái đầu đen tốihead full of dirty thoughts

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What does “đen tối” mean?

pitch-dark

Is “đen tối” formal or informal?

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