dấm-dẳng như chó cắn ma
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Meaning · English
Persistent and annoying
Literally: sour like a dog biting a ghost
Examples
Anh ấy dấm-dẳng như chó cắn ma khi đòi tôi trả nợHe was persistent and annoying like a dog biting a ghost when asking me to pay the debt
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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 “dấm-dẳng như chó cắn ma” mean?
Persistent and annoying Literally: sour like a dog biting a ghost
Is “dấm-dẳng như chó cắn ma” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.