cầm lửa đốt giời
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Using flesh to crush people — bulk, or numbers, as the whole argument.
Literally: take meat to press people
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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “cầm lửa đốt giời” mean?
Using flesh to crush people — bulk, or numbers, as the whole argument. Literally: take meat to press people
Is “cầm lửa đốt giời” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.