nháo-nhác như gà lạc mẹ
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Meaning · English
Scattered as chicks that lost the hen — panic in every direction at once.
Literally: frantic as chicks strayed from the mother
Examples
Cả nhà nháo nhác như gà lạc mẹ.The whole house scattered like motherless chicks.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
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.
Common questions
What does “nháo-nhác như gà lạc mẹ” mean?
Scattered as chicks that lost the hen — panic in every direction at once. Literally: frantic as chicks strayed from the mother
Is “nháo-nhác như gà lạc mẹ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.