đủn-đởn như đĩ được cái đanh
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Meaning · English
Having a little advantage but also many disadvantages
Literally: having a little but having a husband
Examples
Cô ấy lấy chồng già, đủn-đởn như đĩ được cái đanhShe married an old man, having a little advantage but also many disadvantages
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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 “đủn-đởn như đĩ được cái đanh” mean?
Having a little advantage but also many disadvantages Literally: having a little but having a husband
Is “đủn-đởn như đĩ được cái đanh” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.