ăn cùng chó, nói só cùng ma
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Meaning · English
Share secrets with no one
Literally: eat with dog, speak with ghost
Examples
Anh ấy ăn cùng chó, nói só cùng ma nên không ai biết chuyệnHe shares secrets with no one, so nobody knows what's going on
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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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “ăn cùng chó, nói só cùng ma” mean?
Share secrets with no one Literally: eat with dog, speak with ghost
Is “ăn cùng chó, nói só cùng ma” formal or informal?
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