How do you say “idiom” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "idiom" in Vietnamese?

"Idiom" in Vietnamese is thành ngữ (an idiom), thổ ngữ (dialect).

“Idiom” in Vietnamese is thành ngữ (an idiom), thổ ngữ (dialect).

Vietnamese words for “idiom”

thành ngữnoun
Hanoi [tʰajŋ̟˨˩ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [tʰan˨˩ ŋɨ˨˩˦]thành falling ngữ creaky rising
an idiom
for “idiom” meaning: A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
thổ ngữnoun
Hanoi [tʰo˧˩ ŋɨ˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [tʰow˨˩˦ ŋɨ˨˩˦]thổ dipping ngữ creaky rising
dialect; patois
for “idiom” meaning: A language or language variety; specifically, a restricted dialect used in a given historical period, context, etc.

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.