lên ngược xuống xuôi
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Meaning · English
to go against the norm or convention
Literally: go up against, come down with the current
Examples
Anh ấy luôn lên ngược xuống xuôi trong công việc.He always goes against the norm in his work.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 “lên ngược xuống xuôi” mean?
to go against the norm or convention Literally: go up against, come down with the current
Is “lên ngược xuống xuôi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.