mồm mép

Vietnamese

Etymology

mồm (“mouth”) +‎ mép (“corner of mouth”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mom˨˩ mɛp̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mom˦˩ mɛp̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mom˨˩ mɛp̚˦˥]

Noun

mồm mép

  1. gift of the gab, ability to speak readily and glibly
    có mồm có mép ― able to speak readily and glibly
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mồm,‎ mép.

Derived terms

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