cho thày bói ăn rươi
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Meaning · English
to reward someone for their good advice
Literally: give the fortune teller blood clams
Examples
Tôi cho thày bói ăn rươi vì ông đã giúp tôi tìm ra hướng đi đúngI rewarded the fortune teller with blood clams because he helped me find the right path
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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 “cho thày bói ăn rươi” mean?
to reward someone for their good advice Literally: give the fortune teller blood clams
Is “cho thày bói ăn rươi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.