Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

du thủ du thực

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Meaning · English

Idle hands, drifting mouth — living loose on play and scrounged meals.

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Literally: wandering hands, wandering food

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 “du thủ du thực” mean?

Idle hands, drifting mouth — living loose on play and scrounged meals. Literally: wandering hands, wandering food

Is “du thủ du thực” formal or informal?

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

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