dạy đĩ vén xống
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Meaning · English
to teach someone who already knows
Literally: teach a prostitute to lift her skirt
Examples
Tôi cố dạy anh ấy cách nấu ăn, nhưng đó thật là dạy đĩ vén xốngI tried to teach him how to cook, but it was like teaching a prostitute to lift her skirt
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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 “dạy đĩ vén xống” mean?
to teach someone who already knows Literally: teach a prostitute to lift her skirt
Is “dạy đĩ vén xống” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.