cưỡi đầu voi dữ
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Meaning · English
Riding the head of a rogue elephant — mastery of what may bolt at any breath.
Literally: astride the fierce elephant's head
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 “cưỡi đầu voi dữ” mean?
Riding the head of a rogue elephant — mastery of what may bolt at any breath. Literally: astride the fierce elephant's head
Is “cưỡi đầu voi dữ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.