Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

gươm cầm đằng chuôi

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Holding the sword by the hilt — advantage secured at the handle end.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

được lợi thế ở phần cầm

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Literally: grasp the sword at the grip

Examples

Hợp đồng này mình cầm đằng chuôi.In this contract, we hold the hilt.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

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 “gươm cầm đằng chuôi” mean?

Holding the sword by the hilt — advantage secured at the handle end. Literally: grasp the sword at the grip

Is “gươm cầm đằng chuôi” formal or informal?

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

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