cận đâu xâu đó

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Meaning · English

To tackle a problem where it is most pressing

Literally: sew where it is torn

Examples

Tôi cần cận đâu xâu đó để giải quyết vấn đề nàyI need to tackle this problem where it is most pressing

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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). Source gloss (Vietnamese): “Nói về việc làng hay cứ dân gần mà bắt xâu ; người ta lại hiểu rằng gần đâu cứ đó.” 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 “cận đâu xâu đó” mean?

To tackle a problem where it is most pressing Literally: sew where it is torn

Is “cận đâu xâu đó” formal or informal?

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