lấm-lét như chuột ngày
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Meaning · English
Being extremely poor
Literally: poor like a mouse in daylight
Examples
Gia đình họ lấm-lét như chuột ngày sau khi mất việcTheir family was extremely poor after he lost his job
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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 drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “lấm-lét như chuột ngày” mean?
Being extremely poor Literally: poor like a mouse in daylight
Is “lấm-lét như chuột ngày” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.