Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Lặng như tờ giấy trải

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Completely silent and still

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hoàn toàn im lặng và đứng yên

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Literally: Quiet as a sheet of spread paper

Examples

Khán phòng im lặng như tờ giấy trải khi nghệ sĩ bước lên sân khấuThe audience was completely silent when the artist stepped onto the stage

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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 “Lặng như tờ giấy trải” mean?

Completely silent and still Literally: Quiet as a sheet of spread paper

Is “Lặng như tờ giấy trải” formal or informal?

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

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