chân lấm vẩy càn
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Meaning · English
Having experienced hardships and difficulties
Literally: feet stained with mud and dust
Examples
Anh ấy đã chân lấm vẩy càn để thành công như ngày hôm nayHe has been through hardships and difficulties to succeed like today
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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 “chân lấm vẩy càn” mean?
Having experienced hardships and difficulties Literally: feet stained with mud and dust
Is “chân lấm vẩy càn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.