Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

cửa đóng then cài

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Door shut, bolt slid — the house, or the heart, closed for the season.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nhà hoặc trái tim đã đóng kín cho mùa

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Literally: door closed, bolt fastened

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 “cửa đóng then cài” mean?

Door shut, bolt slid — the house, or the heart, closed for the season. Literally: door closed, bolt fastened

Is “cửa đóng then cài” formal or informal?

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

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