chó có váy lĩnh

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Meaning · English

When dogs wear silk skirts — the folk calendar's date for the impossible.

Literally: dog with a glossy-silk skirt
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 “chó có váy lĩnh” mean?

When dogs wear silk skirts — the folk calendar's date for the impossible. Literally: dog with a glossy-silk skirt

Is “chó có váy lĩnh” formal or informal?

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