ngồi ngay như chõn chết
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Examples
Cậu bé ngồi ngay như chõn chết khi bị cô giáo mắngThe boy sat still and quietly like a dead corpse when the teacher scolded him
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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.
Advertisement
Ad space — ads help keep Idiomer free. Premium will remove them.
Common questions
What does “ngồi ngay như chõn chết” mean?
sit still and quietly Literally: sit straight like a dead corpse
Is “ngồi ngay như chõn chết” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
Advertisement
Ad space — ads help keep Idiomer free. Premium will remove them.