Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

nói để ngoài tai

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Meaning · English

Words parked outside the ear — advice received at the threshold and left there.

Literally: talk left beyond the ear

Examples

Dặn mãi mà nói để ngoài tai.Told a hundred times, and it all parked outside his ear.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 “nói để ngoài tai” mean?

Words parked outside the ear — advice received at the threshold and left there. Literally: talk left beyond the ear

Is “nói để ngoài tai” formal or informal?

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

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