Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

có nanh có mỏ

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Meaning · English

Face to face and brow to brow — settled openly, with both parties present.

Literally: level of face, level of brow

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 “có nanh có mỏ” mean?

Face to face and brow to brow — settled openly, with both parties present. Literally: level of face, level of brow

Is “có nanh có mỏ” formal or informal?

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

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