ba bảy hai mươi mốt
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Three sevens are twenty-one — saying it both ways at once; arithmetic for the noncommittal.
Literally: three sevens: twenty-one
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “ba bảy hai mươi mốt” mean?
Three sevens are twenty-one — saying it both ways at once; arithmetic for the noncommittal. Literally: three sevens: twenty-one
Is “ba bảy hai mươi mốt” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.