Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

đâm đầu vào bụi

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Meaning · English

The overcrowded corpse gets pushed outside — even death respects the shortage of room.

Literally: crowded corpse shoved out

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 “đâm đầu vào bụi” mean?

The overcrowded corpse gets pushed outside — even death respects the shortage of room. Literally: crowded corpse shoved out

Is “đâm đầu vào bụi” formal or informal?

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

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