Tiếng Việt · Word Candidate

nghẹn lời

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Meaning · English

Unable to speak due to strong emotions

Literally: choked words

Examples

Cô ấy nghẹn lời khi nhớ về người thân đã mấtShe was speechless when remembering her deceased relative

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com Vietnamese-English 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 2026-08-15; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “nghẹn lời” mean?

Unable to speak due to strong emotions Literally: choked words

Is “nghẹn lời” formal or informal?

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

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