Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

chết thẳng cẳng

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Meaning · English

Dead with legs stretched straight — finality in one posture.

Literally: dead straight-legged

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 “chết thẳng cẳng” mean?

Dead with legs stretched straight — finality in one posture. Literally: dead straight-legged

Is “chết thẳng cẳng” formal or informal?

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

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