đua sức đua hơi
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Meaning · English
to compete or strive with all one's might
Literally: compete strength compete breath
Examples
Họ đua sức đua hơi để hoàn thành dự án trước thời hạn.They competed with all their might to complete the project before the deadline.
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 “đua sức đua hơi” mean?
to compete or strive with all one's might Literally: compete strength compete breath
Is “đua sức đua hơi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.