cua thâm càng, nàng thâm môi
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Dark-clawed crab, dark-lipped woman — the folk-reader's paired warnings.
Literally: crab with dark pincers, woman with dark lips
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 “cua thâm càng, nàng thâm môi” mean?
Dark-clawed crab, dark-lipped woman — the folk-reader's paired warnings. Literally: crab with dark pincers, woman with dark lips
Is “cua thâm càng, nàng thâm môi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.