Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

ngậu tôm canh

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Empty as a pagoda — silence with room to echo.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Im ắng như chùa không người - sự im lặng có không gian để vang vọng

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Literally: deserted as a temple

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.

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What does “ngậu tôm canh” mean?

Empty as a pagoda — silence with room to echo. Literally: deserted as a temple

Is “ngậu tôm canh” formal or informal?

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

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