Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

dai đỉa đói

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Clingy as a starved leech — attachment that feeds as it holds.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

sự gắn bó mà nuôi sống khi nắm giữ

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Literally: persistent as a hungry leech

Examples

Nó bám dai như đỉa đói.He clings like a starved leech.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 “dai đỉa đói” mean?

Clingy as a starved leech — attachment that feeds as it holds. Literally: persistent as a hungry leech

Is “dai đỉa đói” formal or informal?

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

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