nôm na là cha mách qué
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
The plain vernacular is the father of impudence — so sneered the mandarins at honest nôm; plain speech wears the insult proudly.
Examples
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 “nôm na là cha mách qué” mean?
The plain vernacular is the father of impudence — so sneered the mandarins at honest nôm; plain speech wears the insult proudly. Literally: plain speech fathers sauciness
Is “nôm na là cha mách qué” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.