Tiếng Việt · Word Candidate

ngoài miệng

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Meaning · English

to say something but not mean it

Literally: outside the mouth

Examples

Anh ấy nói ngoài miệng để tránh làm tổn thương cảm xúc của tôiHe said it outside his mouth to avoid hurting my feelings

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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 “ngoài miệng” mean?

to say something but not mean it Literally: outside the mouth

Is “ngoài miệng” formal or informal?

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

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