lo quanh lo quẩn, lo gì mà lo, lo con bò trắng răng
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Meaning · English
Worrying whether the ox's teeth are white — anxiety assigned to a problem that does not exist.
Literally: fret that the ox has white teeth
Examples
Đúng là lo bò trắng răng.Worrying the ox's teeth white — a nonexistent problem.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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 is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “lo quanh lo quẩn, lo gì mà lo, lo con bò trắng răng” mean?
Worrying whether the ox's teeth are white — anxiety assigned to a problem that does not exist. Literally: fret that the ox has white teeth
Is “lo quanh lo quẩn, lo gì mà lo, lo con bò trắng răng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.