chơn ướt chơn ráo
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Feet still wet, feet barely dry — newly arrived and green to the place.
Literally: wet feet, just-dried feet
Examples
Chơn ướt chơn ráo lên thành phố đã bị lừa.Feet barely dry in the city and already swindled.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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 “chơn ướt chơn ráo” mean?
Feet still wet, feet barely dry — newly arrived and green to the place. Literally: wet feet, just-dried feet
Is “chơn ướt chơn ráo” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.