đánh rắn rập khúc
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Meaning · English
to attack or criticize someone indirectly
Literally: hit snake at the middle section
Examples
Ông ấy đánh rắn rập khúc khi nói về vấn đề đóHe hit the snake at the middle section when talking about 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 “đánh rắn rập khúc” mean?
to attack or criticize someone indirectly Literally: hit snake at the middle section
Is “đánh rắn rập khúc” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.