đứt đuôi con nòng nọc

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

Clean as a tadpole losing its tail — decisively, completely severed.

Literally: snapped off like a tadpole's tail
Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “đứt đuôi con nòng nọc” mean?

Clean as a tadpole losing its tail — decisively, completely severed. Literally: snapped off like a tadpole's tail

Is “đứt đuôi con nòng nọc” formal or informal?

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