Lầm cầm lụi cụi như mụ tra nút chạc

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Meaning · English

Completely confused and unable to distinguish right from wrong

Literally: mistakenly holding a buffalo's testicles like a midwife holding a newborn's umbilical cord

Examples

Anh ấy lầm cầm lụi cụi như mụ tra nút chạc khi cố gắng giải quyết vấn đề phức tạpHe was completely confused and unable to distinguish right from wrong when trying to solve the complex problem

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Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Lầm cầm lụi cụi như mụ tra nút chạc” mean?

Completely confused and unable to distinguish right from wrong Literally: mistakenly holding a buffalo's testicles like a midwife holding a newborn's umbilical cord

Is “Lầm cầm lụi cụi như mụ tra nút chạc” formal or informal?

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

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