hàng văn đánh ngược

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Meaning · English

to criticize or satirize someone indirectly

Literally: writing strikes backwards

Examples

Tác giả đã dùng hàng văn đánh ngược để chỉ trích xã hộiThe author used indirect criticism to satirize society

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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 “hàng văn đánh ngược” mean?

to criticize or satirize someone indirectly Literally: writing strikes backwards

Is “hàng văn đánh ngược” formal or informal?

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