đứt nối tối nằm
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Meaning · English
be in a difficult or precarious situation
Literally: broken bridge in the dark
Examples
Anh ấy đứt nối tối nằm sau khi mất việcHe was in a difficult situation after losing his job
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 “đứt nối tối nằm” mean?
be in a difficult or precarious situation Literally: broken bridge in the dark
Is “đứt nối tối nằm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.