đòn xóc nhọn hai đầu
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
The carrying-stick sharpened at both ends — the go-between who pricks each party toward the other; duplicity as hardware.
Examples
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “đòn xóc nhọn hai đầu” mean?
The carrying-stick sharpened at both ends — the go-between who pricks each party toward the other; duplicity as hardware. Literally: the pole-spike sharp at two heads
Is “đòn xóc nhọn hai đầu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.