chân đất mắt toét

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

Bare feet and bleary eyes — dirt-poor and country-raw.

Literally: earth feet, gummy eyes
Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Tục ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “chân đất mắt toét” mean?

Bare feet and bleary eyes — dirt-poor and country-raw. Literally: earth feet, gummy eyes

Is “chân đất mắt toét” formal or informal?

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