lò-rò như cò bắt tép
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Meaning · English
To move slowly and cautiously
Literally: heron catching shrimp
Examples
Cô ấy đi lò-rò như cò bắt tép vì sợ trượt ngãShe walked slowly and cautiously because she was afraid of slipping
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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 “lò-rò như cò bắt tép” mean?
To move slowly and cautiously Literally: heron catching shrimp
Is “lò-rò như cò bắt tép” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.