Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

kín cổng cao tường

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Meaning · English

Sealed gates and high walls — respectability engineered as architecture.

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Literally: gate shut, wall tall

Examples

Nhà kín cổng cao tường.A house of sealed gates and high walls.

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 “kín cổng cao tường” mean?

Sealed gates and high walls — respectability engineered as architecture. Literally: gate shut, wall tall

Is “kín cổng cao tường” formal or informal?

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

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