Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

lặng như tờ

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Meaning · English

Still as a sheet of paper — a hush with no edge to it.

Literally: silent as a page

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “lặng như tờ” mean?

Still as a sheet of paper — a hush with no edge to it. Literally: silent as a page

Is “lặng như tờ” formal or informal?

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

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