lênh-đênh như bè nứa chôi sông
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Meaning · English
Drifting aimlessly without direction or purpose
Literally: drifting like a bamboo raft on the river
Examples
Cuộc đời anh ấy lênh-đênh như bè nứa chôi sông sau khi mất việcHis life was drifting aimlessly like a bamboo raft on the river after losing 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 “lênh-đênh như bè nứa chôi sông” mean?
Drifting aimlessly without direction or purpose Literally: drifting like a bamboo raft on the river
Is “lênh-đênh như bè nứa chôi sông” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.