Cho voi uống thuốc gió
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Meaning · English
To give unnecessary or excessive advice
Literally: to give an elephant wind medicine
Examples
Tôi cho anh ấy lời khuyên nhưng có vẻ như cho voi uống thuốc gió.I gave him advice, but it seemed like giving an elephant wind medicine.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-05; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Cho voi uống thuốc gió” mean?
To give unnecessary or excessive advice Literally: to give an elephant wind medicine
Is “Cho voi uống thuốc gió” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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