lôi-thôi như cá chôi sổ ruột
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Meaning · English
To reveal a secret unintentionally
Literally: thunder-quick like a fish with its intestines exposed
Examples
Anh ấy lôi-thôi như cá chôi sổ ruột khi nói về kế hoạch bí mậtHe revealed the secret unintentionally when talking about the confidential plan
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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 “lôi-thôi như cá chôi sổ ruột” mean?
To reveal a secret unintentionally Literally: thunder-quick like a fish with its intestines exposed
Is “lôi-thôi như cá chôi sổ ruột” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.