nông nổi giếng khơi
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Meaning · English
Act impulsively and suffer the consequences
Literally: impulsive well digging
Examples
Anh ấy nông nổi giếng khơi khi đầu tư tất cả tiền vào dự án đóHe acted impulsively and suffered the consequences when investing all his money in that project
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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 “nông nổi giếng khơi” mean?
Act impulsively and suffer the consequences Literally: impulsive well digging
Is “nông nổi giếng khơi” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.