im-ỉm như gái ngồi phải cọc
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Meaning · English
To sit quietly and obediently
Literally: silent like a girl sitting on a wooden stake
Examples
Cô bé im-ỉm như gái ngồi phải cọc trong suốt buổi họcThe girl sat quietly and obediently throughout the class
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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 “im-ỉm như gái ngồi phải cọc” mean?
To sit quietly and obediently Literally: silent like a girl sitting on a wooden stake
Is “im-ỉm như gái ngồi phải cọc” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.