bắt mạch người trong, bong ra người ngoài
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Meaning · English
to know someone's inner thoughts and feelings
Literally: catch the pulse of the person inside, burst out to the person outside
Examples
Anh ấy rất giỏi bắt mạch người trong, bong ra người ngoài nên luôn biết cách giao tiếp hiệu quảHe's very good at knowing someone's inner thoughts and feelings, so he always knows how to communicate effectively
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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 “bắt mạch người trong, bong ra người ngoài” mean?
to know someone's inner thoughts and feelings Literally: catch the pulse of the person inside, burst out to the person outside
Is “bắt mạch người trong, bong ra người ngoài” formal or informal?
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