Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

nín như thóc

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Meaning · English

Quiet as stored paddy — not one grain of a word.

Literally: silent as rice grain

Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “nín như thóc” mean?

Quiet as stored paddy — not one grain of a word. Literally: silent as rice grain

Is “nín như thóc” formal or informal?

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

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