ngồi ì
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Meaning · English
to be idle or inactive
Literally: sit stiffly
Examples
Anh ấy ngồi ì cả ngày không làm gìHe was idle all day and did nothing
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.
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Common questions
What does “ngồi ì” mean?
to be idle or inactive Literally: sit stiffly
Is “ngồi ì” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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