Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

giả lịnh giả thị

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Meaning · English

Waving hands inside a sack — gestures grand, none visible; effort without witness.

Literally: dance the hands in the bag

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 “giả lịnh giả thị” mean?

Waving hands inside a sack — gestures grand, none visible; effort without witness. Literally: dance the hands in the bag

Is “giả lịnh giả thị” formal or informal?

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

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