Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

chân nam chân chiêu

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Meaning · English

Left foot crossing right — the drunkard's gait, legs negotiating separately.

Literally: nam foot, chiêu foot

Examples

Rượu vào, chân nam đá chân chiêu.Wine in, and the left leg quarrels with the right.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 “chân nam chân chiêu” mean?

Left foot crossing right — the drunkard's gait, legs negotiating separately. Literally: nam foot, chiêu foot

Is “chân nam chân chiêu” formal or informal?

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

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