Tiếng Việt · Proverb Attested

bôi trung xà ảnh

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The snake in the wine cup — a shadow mistaken for poison; illness by imagination.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bóng shadow bị nhầm là chất độc

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Literally: snake shadow in the cup

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 “bôi trung xà ảnh” mean?

The snake in the wine cup — a shadow mistaken for poison; illness by imagination. Literally: snake shadow in the cup

Is “bôi trung xà ảnh” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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