ấp vú mẹ
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Also seen as: cờ phất đến tay
Meaning · English
to be overly dependent on one's family
Literally: in mother's lap
Examples
Anh ấy vẫn ấp vú mẹ, không dám tự lậpHe is still overly dependent on his family and doesn't dare to be independent
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 “ấp vú mẹ” mean?
to be overly dependent on one's family Literally: in mother's lap
Is “ấp vú mẹ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.