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Chinese whispers nghĩa là gì?

tam sao thất bản

Chinese whispers in Vietnamese: tam sao thất bản. In English, Chinese whispers means a game for several players in which a phrase, whispered by each person in turn to their neighbour, is often unwittingly misunderstood as it is transferred, to humorous effect by the time it reaches the last person and is compared with the original phrase.

Vietnamese words for Chinese whispers

game in which a phrase, whispered by each person in turn to their neighbour, is often unwittingly misunderstood as it is transferred
tam sao thất bản

English meaning of Chinese whispers

  1. noun A game for several players in which a phrase, whispered by each person in turn to their neighbour, is often unwittingly misunderstood as it is transferred, to humorous effect by the time it reaches the last person and is compared with the original phrase.
  2. noun A situation where something is changed or misunderstood as a result of passing through successive people or processes.

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Questions about Chinese whispers in Vietnamese

What is the meaning of Chinese whispers in Vietnamese?
Chinese whispers in Vietnamese is tam sao thất bản.
Chinese whispers nghĩa là gì?
Chinese whispers: tam sao thất bản.
What does Chinese whispers mean in English?
Chinese whispers means a game for several players in which a phrase, whispered by each person in turn to their neighbour, is often unwittingly misunderstood as it is transferred, to humorous effect by the time it reaches the last person and is compared with the original phrase.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Chinese whispers (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Vietnamese words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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