máu chảy, ruột mềm
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Also seen as: máu chảy ruột mềm
Sense 1
Meaning · English
When the blood sheds, the heart aches.
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Sources & notes
Imported from Wikiquote: Vietnamese proverbs (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29), pending review.
Sense 2
Meaning · English
Feeling pity or sympathy
Literally: Blood flows, intestines soften
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Khi thấy trẻ đói, tôi máu chảy ruột mềmWhen I saw the hungry child, I felt pity
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed on Vietnamese Wikiquote “Thành ngữ Việt Nam” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “máu chảy, ruột mềm” mean?
When the blood sheds, the heart aches.
Is “máu chảy, ruột mềm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.