miệng lằn lưỡi mối
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Meaning · English
Lizard mouths and termite tongues — small darting speech that poisons as it flickers.
Literally: gecko mouth, termite tongue
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “miệng lằn lưỡi mối” mean?
Lizard mouths and termite tongues — small darting speech that poisons as it flickers. Literally: gecko mouth, termite tongue
Is “miệng lằn lưỡi mối” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.