Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

mập-mờ như mụ lão sờ kim

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Completely unclear or uncertain

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hoàn toàn không rõ ràng hoặc không chắc chắn

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Literally: as unclear as an old woman feeling for a needle

Examples

Tình hình hiện tại mập-mờ như mụ lão sờ kimThe current situation is as unclear as an old woman feeling for a needle

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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 “mập-mờ như mụ lão sờ kim” mean?

Completely unclear or uncertain Literally: as unclear as an old woman feeling for a needle

Is “mập-mờ như mụ lão sờ kim” formal or informal?

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

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