gà mọc lông măng
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
The chick sprouting its first down — youth at its most confident and least fledged.
Literally: chicken growing bamboo-shoot feathers
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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “gà mọc lông măng” mean?
The chick sprouting its first down — youth at its most confident and least fledged. Literally: chicken growing bamboo-shoot feathers
Is “gà mọc lông măng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.