loi-thoi như dọi ba-cốt
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Meaning · English
Words are sharper than weapons
Literally: words like a three-edged spear
Examples
Lời nói của anh ta thật loi-thoi như dọi ba-cốt, làm tôi rất đau lòngHis words were sharper than a three-edged spear, which really hurt me
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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 “loi-thoi như dọi ba-cốt” mean?
Words are sharper than weapons Literally: words like a three-edged spear
Is “loi-thoi như dọi ba-cốt” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.