Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Lằng nhằng như thằng say rượu

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Talking nonsense or acting confusingly

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nói chuyện vô nghĩa hoặc hành động gây nhầm lẫn

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Literally: tangled like a drunkard

Examples

Anh ấy uống rượu quá nhiều, nói lằng nhằng như thằng say rượuHe drank too much wine, talking nonsense like a drunkard

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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 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Lằng nhằng như thằng say rượu” mean?

Talking nonsense or acting confusingly Literally: tangled like a drunkard

Is “Lằng nhằng như thằng say rượu” formal or informal?

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

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