Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

nói ngang cành bứa

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Meaning · English

Talk crosswise as a bứa branch — argument that grows at right angles to sense.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: speaks athwart like a bứa bough

Examples

Nó nói ngang cành bứa, chịu không nổi.He argues crosswise as a bứa branch — insufferable.

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 “nói ngang cành bứa” mean?

Talk crosswise as a bứa branch — argument that grows at right angles to sense. Literally: speaks athwart like a bứa bough

Is “nói ngang cành bứa” formal or informal?

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

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