khom lưng uốn gối

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

Bowed back and bent knee — cringing servility before the powerful.

Literally: stoop the back, bend the knee
Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “khom lưng uốn gối” mean?

Bowed back and bent knee — cringing servility before the powerful. Literally: stoop the back, bend the knee

Is “khom lưng uốn gối” formal or informal?

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