chẳng được no lòng, cũng được mát ruột
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Meaning · English
To feel relieved or satisfied even if not fully
Literally: not full of heart, also cool intestines
Examples
Mẹ tôi đã gọi điện nói lời xin lỗi, chẳng được no lòng, cũng được mát ruột.My mother called to apologize, and that was a relief.
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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 “chẳng được no lòng, cũng được mát ruột” mean?
To feel relieved or satisfied even if not fully Literally: not full of heart, also cool intestines
Is “chẳng được no lòng, cũng được mát ruột” formal or informal?
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