hùm mất thịt
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Meaning · English
A tiger robbed of its meat — rage on four feet; no safe approach.
Literally: tiger that lost the meat
Sources & notes
Discovered via Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Tục ngữ, cổ ngữ, gia ngôn (Huỳnh Tịnh Của, 1897). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “hùm mất thịt” mean?
A tiger robbed of its meat — rage on four feet; no safe approach. Literally: tiger that lost the meat
Is “hùm mất thịt” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.