chống đánh xuôi, kèn thổi
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Meaning · English
Oppose when things go badly, but flatter when they go well
Literally: fight downstream, blow horn
Examples
Anh ta chỉ chống đánh xuôi, kèn thổi, không giúp đỡ gì khi tôi khó khănHe only opposes when things go badly and flatters when they go well, without helping me when I'm in trouble
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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 “chống đánh xuôi, kèn thổi” mean?
Oppose when things go badly, but flatter when they go well Literally: fight downstream, blow horn
Is “chống đánh xuôi, kèn thổi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.