Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

chim cầu khách quán

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Meaning · English

A bridge bird at a wayside inn — perched a moment, gone the next; a life with no fixed roost.

Literally: bridge bird, guest lodge

Sources & notes

Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “chim cầu khách quán” mean?

A bridge bird at a wayside inn — perched a moment, gone the next; a life with no fixed roost. Literally: bridge bird, guest lodge

Is “chim cầu khách quán” formal or informal?

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

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