nhấp-nháy như thày-bói cúng thánh
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Meaning · English
to speak ambiguously or unclearly
Literally: blink like a fortune teller worshiping saints
Examples
Anh ta nhấp-nháy như thày-bói cúng thánh khi được hỏi về tương laiHe spoke ambiguously like a fortune teller worshiping saints when asked about the future
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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.
Common questions
What does “nhấp-nháy như thày-bói cúng thánh” mean?
to speak ambiguously or unclearly Literally: blink like a fortune teller worshiping saints
Is “nhấp-nháy như thày-bói cúng thánh” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.