Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

kẻ tung người hứng

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Meaning · English

One tosses, the other catches — a duet of collusion; patter perfectly rehearsed.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Sự thông đồng, kịch bản được tập dượt kỹ

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Literally: one flings, one receives

Examples

Hai đứa kẻ tung người hứng.The two of them, one tossing, one catching.

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 “kẻ tung người hứng” mean?

One tosses, the other catches — a duet of collusion; patter perfectly rehearsed. Literally: one flings, one receives

Is “kẻ tung người hứng” formal or informal?

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

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