Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

chữa dép ruộng dưa

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Meaning · English

Combed by wind, washed by rain — groomed entirely by hard weather.

Literally: comb with wind, shampoo with rain

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 “chữa dép ruộng dưa” mean?

Combed by wind, washed by rain — groomed entirely by hard weather. Literally: comb with wind, shampoo with rain

Is “chữa dép ruộng dưa” formal or informal?

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

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