Tiếng Việt · Word Candidate

thối mồm

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Meaning · English

to have bad luck after speaking

Literally: rotten mouth

Examples

Anh ấy thối mồm, vừa nói bị sa thải là công ty ngay lập tức cho nghỉ việcHe has a rotten mouth, as soon as he mentioned being laid off, the company immediately fired him

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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 “thối mồm” mean?

to have bad luck after speaking Literally: rotten mouth

Is “thối mồm” formal or informal?

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

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