đấm chuông giữa mặt thày
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Meaning · English
to defy or challenge someone openly
Literally: punch the bell in front of the teacher
Examples
Anh ấy đấm chuông giữa mặt thày khi tranh luận về vấn đề đóHe defied the teacher openly when debating that issue
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “đấm chuông giữa mặt thày” mean?
to defy or challenge someone openly Literally: punch the bell in front of the teacher
Is “đấm chuông giữa mặt thày” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.