Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

đầu gối tay ấp

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Meaning · English

Knee for a pillow, arm for a blanket — marriage at its closest and warmest.

Literally: head on knee, arm embracing

Examples

Nghĩa vợ chồng đầu gối tay ấp.The wedded intimacy of knee-pillow and encircling arm.

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 “đầu gối tay ấp” mean?

Knee for a pillow, arm for a blanket — marriage at its closest and warmest. Literally: head on knee, arm embracing

Is “đầu gối tay ấp” formal or informal?

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

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