Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

trơn như mỡ

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Slick as lard — slipperiness, physical or moral.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Trơn tru như mỡ lợn, trơn tru về thể chất hoặc đạo đức

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Literally: slippery as fat

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 “trơn như mỡ” mean?

Slick as lard — slipperiness, physical or moral. Literally: slippery as fat

Is “trơn như mỡ” formal or informal?

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

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