lông-bông như ngựa chạy đường quai
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Meaning · English
To work diligently but ineffectively
Literally: fluffy like a horse running on a curved road
Examples
Anh ấy làm việc lông-bông như ngựa chạy đường quai cả ngàyHe worked diligently but ineffectively all day
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 “lông-bông như ngựa chạy đường quai” mean?
To work diligently but ineffectively Literally: fluffy like a horse running on a curved road
Is “lông-bông như ngựa chạy đường quai” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.