coi người bằng nửa con mắt
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Also seen as: nhìn người bằng nửa con mắt · khinh người nửa con mắt
Meaning · English
Looking at people with half an eye — scarcely deigning to see them at all.
Literally: regard people with half an eye
Examples
Mới giàu mà đã coi người bằng nửa con mắt.Barely rich, and already looking at everyone with half an eye.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “coi người bằng nửa con mắt” mean?
Looking at people with half an eye — scarcely deigning to see them at all. Literally: regard people with half an eye
Is “coi người bằng nửa con mắt” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.