giảo giam hậu
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Held in prison awaiting the noose — condemned to strangulation after a stay of execution.
Literally: strangulation deferred to custody
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 “giảo giam hậu” mean?
Held in prison awaiting the noose — condemned to strangulation after a stay of execution. Literally: strangulation deferred to custody
Is “giảo giam hậu” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.