Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

chữ như cua bò sàng

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Meaning · English

Handwriting like crabs crawling a sieve — script scuttling in every direction.

Literally: letters like crabs on a sieve

Examples

Chữ như cua bò sàng.Writing like crabs over a sieve.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 “chữ như cua bò sàng” mean?

Handwriting like crabs crawling a sieve — script scuttling in every direction. Literally: letters like crabs on a sieve

Is “chữ như cua bò sàng” formal or informal?

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

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