lục-đục như thày-bói dọn cưới

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Meaning · English

in a state of great confusion or turmoil

Literally: noisy like a fortune teller preparing a wedding

Examples

Gia đình họ lục-đục như thày-bói dọn cưới từ khi bố mấtTheir family has been in a state of great confusion since their father passed away

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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 “lục-đục như thày-bói dọn cưới” mean?

in a state of great confusion or turmoil Literally: noisy like a fortune teller preparing a wedding

Is “lục-đục như thày-bói dọn cưới” formal or informal?

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