Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

khôn ngoan chẻ vỏ

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Meaning · English

Armed with fangs and beak — equipped to bite back; not to be handled bare.

Literally: has fangs, has a beak

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 “khôn ngoan chẻ vỏ” mean?

Armed with fangs and beak — equipped to bite back; not to be handled bare. Literally: has fangs, has a beak

Is “khôn ngoan chẻ vỏ” formal or informal?

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

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