Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

chỏ hươu chỏ vượn

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Meaning · English

Talking snakes and dragons — narrative inflated species by species.

Literally: speak serpents, speak dragons

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 “chỏ hươu chỏ vượn” mean?

Talking snakes and dragons — narrative inflated species by species. Literally: speak serpents, speak dragons

Is “chỏ hươu chỏ vượn” formal or informal?

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

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