Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Thở ra khói, bói ra lời, cửa chẳng qua nhà chẳng tới

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Meaning · English

Someone talks nonsense or says irrelevant things

Literally: Breathing out smoke, telling fortune with words, door not passed house not arrived

Examples

Anh ấy toàn thở ra khói, bói ra lời, không ai ngheHe just talks nonsense, nobody listens

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb 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 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Thở ra khói, bói ra lời, cửa chẳng qua nhà chẳng tới” mean?

Someone talks nonsense or says irrelevant things Literally: Breathing out smoke, telling fortune with words, door not passed house not arrived

Is “Thở ra khói, bói ra lời, cửa chẳng qua nhà chẳng tới” formal or informal?

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

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