Lấp ló như chó tháng bảy
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Meaning · English
To appear briefly and then disappear
Literally: hide and seek like a dog in July
Examples
Cậu ấy lấp ló như chó tháng bảy, không biết bao giờ gặp lạiHe appears and disappears like a dog in July, don't know when we'll meet again
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
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.
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Common questions
What does “Lấp ló như chó tháng bảy” mean?
To appear briefly and then disappear Literally: hide and seek like a dog in July
Is “Lấp ló như chó tháng bảy” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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