Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

công nợ khất quanh

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Meaning · English

Debt walked around the block — repayment forever circling, never arriving.

Literally: debt postponed in circles

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 “công nợ khất quanh” mean?

Debt walked around the block — repayment forever circling, never arriving. Literally: debt postponed in circles

Is “công nợ khất quanh” formal or informal?

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

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