Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Oai oái như nhái phải rắn

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Meaning · English

Being extremely frightened or shocked

Literally: as frightened as a frog facing a snake

Examples

Anh ấy nhìn thấy rắn và chạy về nhà, oai oái như nhái phải rắn.He saw a snake and ran home, extremely frightened.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Oai oái như nhái phải rắn” mean?

Being extremely frightened or shocked Literally: as frightened as a frog facing a snake

Is “Oai oái như nhái phải rắn” formal or informal?

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

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