Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Lúng búng như ngậm hạt thị

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Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Feeling awkward and unable to speak

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Cảm thấy khó xử và không thể nói

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Literally: as if holding a prickly ash seed in one's mouth

Examples

Anh ấy lúng búng như ngậm hạt thị khi gặp người yêu cũ.He felt awkward and unable to speak when he met his ex-girlfriend.

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.

Common questions

What does “Lúng búng như ngậm hạt thị” mean?

Feeling awkward and unable to speak Literally: as if holding a prickly ash seed in one's mouth

Is “Lúng búng như ngậm hạt thị” formal or informal?

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

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