Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

lửa gần dát mặt

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Meaning · English

Like a machete into earth — words or deeds that land once and stay.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Như dao găm vào đất - lời nói hoặc hành động có tác động mạnh và lâu dài

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Literally: as the knife chops soil

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 “lửa gần dát mặt” mean?

Like a machete into earth — words or deeds that land once and stay. Literally: as the knife chops soil

Is “lửa gần dát mặt” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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