Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

ngựa non háu đá

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A young horse eager to kick — hot-blooded youth, all spirit and no judgment.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tuổi trẻ nóng nảy, nhiều khí thế nhưng thiếu kinh nghiệm

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Literally: young horse keen to kick

Examples

Cậu ấy ngựa non háu đá, cần người kèm.He's a young horse itching to kick — he needs a steady hand.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wiktionary, Thể loại:Thành ngữ tiếng Việt (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “ngựa non háu đá” mean?

A young horse eager to kick — hot-blooded youth, all spirit and no judgment. Literally: young horse keen to kick

Is “ngựa non háu đá” formal or informal?

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

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